In an op-ed for the Chicago Sun-Times, Bill Ayers writes, "Yes, Gov. Pritzker, go ahead and tear down Stateville and Logan...But please seize this unique moment, as well, and work toward decarceration — that is, for reducing our bloated prison population and bringing people home, shutting prisons down, and allocating resources for community-building and community-based support."

Featured artists, Renaldo Hudson and Jimmy Soto, alongside CSRPC Director of Practice, Alice Kim, gave CBS News a tour of the exhibition. Hudson stated, "These spaces are vitally important because it says our humanity won't be lost behind a prison wall, and people care to hear our voices. And I believe that."

"More Beautiful, More Terrible" coordinator, Fernanda Ponce, spoke to Darryl Dennard about art, humanity, and the need for parole in Illinois.