Night Exposures

Photographer Marni Shindelman’s series Restore the Night Sky illuminates America’s hidden detention centers from an unexpected angle.

West Texas Detention Facility, Sierra Blanca, Texas, Detainee Capacity 250, Town Population 544. 2024. By Marni Shindelman. From the series Restore the Night Sky. Image courtesy of the artist.

One of the stunning aspects of the desert borderlands is the region’s dark sky—or rather, the vast array of stars that appears after night falls. As The Border Chr…