Internment makes the incarcerated body invisible, and without visibility, that body loses its identity; it vanishes. Those disappearing into the correctional system are predominantly black, brown, and female bodies, bodies with illnesses and bodies with unsustainable incomes.

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Carceral institutions describe their capacity as the number of beds they maintain. This normalizing language communicates the same message as hotel chains; a place to rest or a resort that takes care of its individuals.

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In response to this irony, blanket 

(when finished) will present 1,800,000 hand-embroidered stitches (one for each person incarcerated in federal, state and county facilities) in a tally mark system that will cover a single-bed, cheap wool/rayon mix blanket. The fifth cross mark will be in a color that represents the particular demographic describing the incarcerated population.