Life Inside, Remixed: An Incarcerated Artist Paints Through His Pain

Before assembly his inventive mentor, Memo, in a Virginia federal jail cell, Rafael Rodriguez was “performing like a wild horse, roaming the countryside with no respect for all times.” However step by step, as Memo taught him the way to paint vivid portraits, he realized that artwork was a significantly better selection than violence.

This essay, animated by Lily Padula and Okay Downs and voiced by Rodriguez, is a part of “Inside Story,” The Marshall Mission’s groundbreaking video collection distributed on-line and in correctional services throughout the U.S.

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