Each page of Tacenda 2015 exposes our criminal justice system. Some of our authors have been entangled in the system. Some are still in prison. All of our artists have thought about the experience of men and women behind bars. The men and women we label criminals but often forget to label as human. Together, these original works of literature challenge popular notions of crime. They shed light on what it means to be a prisoner, and ultimately, what it means to be human.