COVER ART
Russell Grant is currently serving a prison sentence at HMP Pentonville in
London, United Kingdom. He is a student in “Making Links”, a collaborative educational project taught in the prison by British Convict Criminology founding members Sacha Darke and Andy Aresti.
Kirk Lawrence is an artist and art teacher at HMP Pentonville in London,
United Kingdom.
Front Cover: “Idol Hands” 2018
Russell Grant
Boredom is a red fl ag when it comes to my own law-breaking. That’s why saying “the devil makes work for idol hands” resonates with me.
Back Cover: “A Path Well-Trodden” 2018
Russell Grant in collaboration with Kirk Lawrence
This image represents the choices in prison. Some choose to partake in meaningful activity like behavioural or vocational courses, others choose more illicit past times and some people self-harm. Having walked a lot of these paths I can’t judge anyone. Prison can be tough and every individual develops their own coping mechanisms to handle it.