An unusual art show held each year in Ca帽on City displays 鈥� and sells 鈥� pieces by some of the most dangerous convicted criminals in the country.
sits about 20 minutes from the highest security prison in the nation: the USP Florence ADMAX, better known as . Each year, an art show at the gallery displays work created by Supermax inmates 鈥� like Terry Nichols, who helped plan the Oklahoma City bombing.
The public can purchase any of the art, which is created through a unique program at Supermax.
Journalist Sue McMillin lives in Ca帽on City, and recently wrote about the prison art program for . She spoke with Erin O鈥橳oole about why the program was developed, and the ethical concerns of selling art created by high-profile inmates.
The exhibition, titled 鈥淎rt in Isolation: Creating Space,鈥� .
