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Johnny Taylor
Student, Visual Artist, Proud Pa-Pa 

"I claim Family, and my family beyond Family. Being taken away from the people I love is hurtful and painful. So I  endure the hurt and pain, and face the things that are thrown my way."

Meet Johnny

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Johnny is a current student in NEIU’s University Without Walls non-traditional Bachelor’s degree program. He is scheduled to graduate in the fall of 2024. He is a visual artist and sports fanatic. He loves Dusties’. Johnny is passionate about the current crisis of aging in America’s prisons. 

 

Johnny went to cosmetology school, and he says, “I can do hair real good.” He is also the proud Pa-Pa to 8 grandchildren.

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Johnny's Writings and Published Work

Other Media

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Feel free to reach out by email: Humansofliferow@gmail.com

 

initiated by the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (PNAP) Justice, Politics, and Culture Think Tank at Stateville Correctional Center. 

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