by Michelle Repiso The location: on the school bus The scene: Lorton Correctional Facility While riding the bus to high school I would make it a point to look to my right and imagine what it must feel like to be incarcerated. I would also visually explore the grounds thinking I would witness someone escaping …
Tag: Rikers Island
Prison Art Show at Queens Museum
Artwork is on display at the Queens Museum from artists incarcerated on Rikers Island. The New York Times ran the following story about the exhibit. Be sure to scroll through the images in the article to view the artwork: At Queens Museum, Inmates’ Artistic Visions By SEWELL CHAN They fell into trouble with the law, but …
