Purpose/Goal:
The purpose is to inform readers on the daily experience of prisoners
Type
of Infographic: Depiction
Title: So
You’re Going to Prison
Name: Scott Trepper
Date:
January 26, 2013
Narrative
Description of Content
This infographic will follow the narrative trajectory of
a person entering and living in prison. Because people who commit different
crimes encounter different prison experiences the infographic will focus on the
daily lives of inmates serving time at maximum security facilities. Most common
experiences and statistics will be selected to narratively show the “prisoner’s”
life. The facility’s features will also be explored when relevant.
Content
organizers:
Entering Prison
-Common
reasons for imprisonment (percentage)
-Trial
statistics (length, cost to state, appointed vs. non-appointed lawyer)
-Sentence
statistics (opportunities for parole,
-Ethnicity and gender breakdown
-Age
distribution
Correctional
Facility
-Likelihood
of entering public vs. private prison
-Number
of inmates serving in facility
-Ratio
of staff-to-inmate
-Security
features of prison
Daily Life
-Temporal
representation of daily activities (eating, sleeping, free time, work, school,
etc.)
-Kinds
of recreation
-Foods
served
-Work performed
-Size of
cell
-Items
in cell
Narrative Description of Design
Simple
cartoon pictures will be used to illustrate concept topics. For example, the
statistics given in the “age distribution” section may be visually organized with a stick figure of a woman and man. In order to emphasize the
narrative “journey” of the imagined prisoner, the infographic will be vertical.
It will begin with trial statistics, then facility information will be
graphically presented, and finally, the daily life of the prisoner will be
displayed. The color pallet will not include bright, “happy” color so as to
reinforce the seriousness and tone of the prison experience.
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