It is our goal to provide programs that address inmate education needs and the utilization of leisure-time.
Inmate Art Exhibit at Jefferson-Madison Regional Library
The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail in conjunction with the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library will be hosting an Inmate Art Exhibit in conjunction with “First Fridays” and as part of CHARLOTTESVILLE’S CELEBRATION of the BOOK and THE BIG READ. Opening night is Friday March 5, 2010 from 6-7:30 p.m. The exhibit is on located on the third floor of the library and will be on display through Wednesday March 31, 2010.
The Inmate Art Program here at Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail offers our offenders an opportunity to express their creative talents in a variety of ways. Local artists Lindsay Freedman, Esther Lozano, and George Andrews volunteer as instructors and facilitate classes for approximately 150 students per year.
At Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, we encourage and provide the opportunity for our offenders to utilize and identify their many talents, gifts and skills that they have in a way that promote productive citizenship and community service. View More Inmate Art
This year we are donating half of all proceeds to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. The remaining proceeds will be used to purchase supplies for the classes and programs.
For information about our inmate programs contact Phyllis Back, Director of Programs, Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, (434) 977-6981 ext. 288, backp@acrj.org.
Posted on August 27th, 2010 at 7:17 am
As a veteran player in the music industry Lydia Evette Harris is known not only as a seasoned businesswoman but more notably the “Lady Boss” of the hip hop industry. In establishing her poignant career as a record label CEO several years ago, the Houston Texas native went on to achieve notable success as the co-owner of Death Row Records, in addition to her current production companies Keeping the Dream Alive Productions (K.D.A.) and Dream On Productions (D.O.P.). The latter two companies are responsible for the release of the 2002 docudrama Welcome To Death Row, and for the forthcoming biography entitled Married To The Game. Lydia Harris new found fame includes the restructuring of “Lady Boss Entertainment”, “Platinum Boss Entertainment”, along with new talents like; “Celesta Williams”, “Josh & JB”, and “ROSE’” just to name a few.
My new book “Married To The Game” is available thru Walkenhorst book distributors, who sell books to imates in prison’s around the country. Lydia Harris tells a remarkable story which is simultaneously sad and encouraging. Hearing her speak of her dealings in the music business I couldn’t help but think of and ultimately compare her with another pioneering business woman. The personality and accomplishments of Mrs. Harris are remarkably similar to those of Effa Manley “The Queen of Negro League baseball.” Like Mrs. Manley, Lydia Harris entered a male dominated field and successfully made her mark. Both overcame rumors and inuendo to leave a lasting legacy sprinkled with class and glamour.
As for her husband Michael Ray Harris, much has been written but little if any of it focuses on the remarkable legitimate career Harris built both before his incarceration.
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Thank you all so much,
Lady Boss
Lydia Harris