There is an invisible population in Arizona. According to the latest numbers, 34, 4222 people are incarcerated in Arizona. Despite their "removal" from society, these individuals still work, live, and love within the borders of the Grand Canyon state. I became interested in their stories. It seemed to me that what occurs within Arizona prisons might have some bearing on what occurs outside of Arizona prisons, that how our state treats the incarcerated might reflect on who we are and what we stand for. I wanted to focus on the labor of the incarcerated because I felt it offered a thread of connection from the shadows of the carceral system to the lighted  workplaces of everyday Arizonans. I hope through the release of the records, along with interviews with the formerly incarcerated, currently incarcerated, and experts, the human stories of incarceration will be made more visible.