Design Firm Wants to Build “Feminist” Jails and Prisons. Abolitionists Say “No.”

Protesters holding sign reading "hey HDR there is no such thing as a trauma-informed prison or jail"

On June 24, the architecture and design firm HDR Inc. held what it thought would be a standard event as part of the 2022 American Institute of Architects (AIA) conference at its office in Chicago, Illinois. But the firm, which has designed more than 275 jails and prisons while billing itself as progressive and morally responsible, was met with a powerful presence of abolitionists at its doorstep during the conference.

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