Increase In Graffiti Art Sales, and Prosecutions

According to the WSJ, as the domestication and commercialization of graffiti increases so does its criminalization.

Law-enforcement officials around the country are prosecuting graffiti artists with harsher sentences than ever, pushing for felony charges, real prison time and restitution payments as they seek to wipe graffiti from the streets. At the same time, the art world and corporations are embracing the form like never before.