Paths of Discovery: Art Practice and Its Impact in California Prisons
Peter Merts has photographed inmate-artists and their art at San Quentin for many years. He is a fine art and documentary photographer who has exhibited, published, and lectured in the U.S. and overseas. His website is www.petermerts.com. Larry Brewster is a professor and former dean who first evaluated Arts-in-Corrections in 1983. His interviews with inmate-artists and ex-cons who had participated in the program are reported here. He is the author of several books and journal articles and teaches program evaluation and public policy.