Behind These Prison Walls: Inside Rikers Island

Behind These Prison Walls "Life Inside Rikers Island" gives a photographic journey into the nation's most violent adolescent jail on Rikers Island. Former New York City Corrections officer and visual artist gives viewers a first-hand account into the horrors and dangers officers and detainees were subjected to daily. Former New York City Corrections officer and visual artist Lorenzo Steele Jr. uses art as a medium to change habits and behaviors that can lead to criminal activity. Lorenzo served 12 years as an officer on Rikers Island (1987-1999) and his mission through the arts is to deter youth from making choices and decisions that can have a devastating effect on their lives. It's an educational book that's grade appropriate and can be used in public-schools, churches, colleges and art galleries.

• | Author: Lorenzo Steele, Jr.
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Feb 04, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 98 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1540459977
• | ISBN-13: 9781540459978