Inscape Used to Be a Prison for Immigrants. Now It's a Home for Artists.

by Katie HerzogThe exterior of Inscape. JONATHAN VANDERWEIT
This story is presented as part of the spring 2018 edition of The Stranger's Art + Performance Quarterly.
From the outside, this building on the edge of the International District looks like an old school. Inside, it echoes like a school, too. It's easy to imagine the hallways teaming with students. At one time, there were children within these walls, but they weren't students; they were prisoners.
Today, the building is known as Inscap