A storyboard of the carceral system
Saturday, April 17, sessions 1 & 2
Workshop D: 10:15 - 11:15 AM PST
Workshop H: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST
“A Storyboard of the Carceral System” is an interactive experience designed to take participants through the various stages of the carceral system, starting from societal conditions, to police interaction, courts, punishment, and release.
For each stage the user will be randomly assigned characteristics that affect their chances at receiving different treatment through the process, such as race, gender, socioeconomic status, and age.
Throughout, the experience will also highlight how a restorative justice system might take a different approach than our current punitive system and how that could affect the lives of individuals and communities, and also include public health and urban design frameworks to highlight the interdisciplinary issues those who move through the system face.
Anurima Kumar
Anurima Kumar (she/her) is a Health Educator for the Washtenaw County Health Department in Michigan. She is a graduate from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, with a B.A. in Community & Global Public Health with dual minors in Art & Design and Applied Statistics. She currently works on interdisciplinary methods and using creativity to address social issues. Her work is centered around data, public health, and art for justice.
Danyel Tharakan
Danyel Tharakan (he/him) is a Transportation Planner for Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering. He is passionate about designing for equitable access to sustainable transportation and its potential to transform our communities and cities.