Released with Conviction by the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)
Central Library, Foyer Gallery Cases
This multi-media project follows nine former inmates after their release from
incarceration. Photography by Jeyhoun Allebaugh, Michael Scott Berman
and Bryan Tarnowski.
Exhibition is located in the Foyer Cases and the Lobby Gallery (next to the Multilingual Division).
Through photography and interviews, this exhibition offers the rarely seen perspective of those returning home from prison or jail. Three photographers followed the stories of nine former inmates who related their struggles with and joys of reconnecting with their families, the workplace and the community-at-large.
The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing immediate, effective and comprehensive employment services to men and women with recent criminal convictions. Re-entry after incarceration is an issue that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans each year. Most individuals returning home want to prove that, given the right opportunity, they can be responsible parents, productive citizens and assets to their communities. CEO believes, and it has been proven, that a stable life can be achieved when people are employed as soon as possible upon their release.
To contact Center for Employment Opportunities:
www.ceoworks.org
Contributing Photographers:
Jeyhoun Allebaugh
www.jeyhoun.com
Michael Scott Berman
www.pizzacentric.com
Bryan Tarnowski
www.bryantarnowski.com
Additional related programs @ Brooklyn
Public Library:
SECOND CHANCES Panel Discussion
Reentering a Professional and Personal
Life after Incarceration - Resources Round Table
Wed., Feb 29 - 7:00 PM Central Library,
Dweck Center
Councilmember Stephen Levin joins a panel of experts to discuss resources available to people who are currently incarcerated or who have recent criminal convictions. Mindy S. Tarlow, chief executive officer and executive director of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO); Nick Higgins, Supervising Librarian for Correctional Services at New York Public Library; and a recent CEO graduate; offer advice and positive stories about the reentry process.
Highlights from:
Panel Discussion & Exhibition
Brooklyn Independent Television - Brooklyn On Site
SECOND CHANCES Workshops
Jobseekers Forum
Wed., March 14 - 6-7:30 PM
Business Library Auditorium, Cadman
Plaza West
Small Business Forum
Wed., March 28 - 6-7:30 PM
Business Library Auditorium, Cadman
Plaza West
A companion exhibition will be at Flatbush Library (Feb. 29 - Mar 28).
©Jeyhoun Allebaugh
©Jeyhoun Allebaugh
©Michael Berman
