While incarcerated at SCI Coal Township, Graterford, and Phoenix, Larry has written, acted, and directed over sixty plays for the Prison’s population, Lifers Incorporated, The Mental Health Awareness Month, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Month, The Christian Community and for “Let’s Circle Up!” a Restorative justice Program at SCI Phoenix in Pennsylvania. His play, “Fight Another Day!” was staged in 2015 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center feed Truths: short plays from Inside America’s Prisons event. Larry’s play, “I’m Here for You” is a 2019 drama category winner for PEN AMERICA. His feature film, “Spiritual Warfare is distributed on-line as well, along with multiple plays, screenplays, and poems. Larry has acted in many films and plays and was an active member of the Screen Actor’s Guild before his incarceration. A biography about his life, “Death by Incarceration” was published in 2017. Larry takes great pride in helping others as a “Let’s Circle Up!” Restorative Justice facilitator, a student of (EFM) Education for Ministry, a hospice worker, a Certified Peer Support Specialist, and acting in the “Shakespeare at the Phoenix Program.” Almost as much as he loves his family, Larry loves animals. By the grace of God, he hopes to see the ocean again someday. He is forever remorseful for the horrible choice that he made decades ago that hurt so many and that resulted in his Death by Incarceration sentence.
