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Transcendental Meditation and Prisoner Rehabilitation

Finding some sense of inner peace while incarcerated can be nearly impossible. But for many inmates incarcerated in correctional facilities – from minimum to maximum security – learning Transcendental Meditation, known as TM, can bring profound and lasting change. Within the concrete walls of the Oregon State Correctional Institutions, prisoners who practice Transcendental Meditation are finding

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Arts in Prison, Inc. A Comprehensive Arts in Corrections Program

Creating art using several types of mediums can have a profound impact on the rehabilitative process for prisoners. The Arts in Prison Program, throughout several prisons in Kansas and Missouri, creates life-changing programs for prisoners – using art. The Arts in Prison program believes that the practice of art in a group setting can greatly

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Crocheting Behind Bars

It can be hard to imagine male inmates sitting in prison crocheting – but that is exactly what is happening at the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Oregon State Correctional Institution. The program was developed several years ago as a way for incarcerated inmates to be able to give back to the community by

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Prison Yoga Project

Tattooed prisoners sit in quiet meditation or yoga poses while incarcerated. Several studies state that inmates taught yoga while in prison were significantly less likely to be reincarcerated upon release. This seems to be especially true with substance abuse offenders. A 2002 study at Seattle’s North Rehabilitation Facility found that the recidivism rate for inmates

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Montana Correctional Enterprises

Imagine wearing an embroidered shirt made by prison inmates. Within the prison system throughout the state of Montana, inmates are on a unique work program that provides valuable vocational training skills that will help them find gainful employment when they are released from prison. To quote the Montana Correctional Enterprises  – “Working on the Inside

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High-Tech Work Programs for Texas Inmates

Broken computers, white-clad technicians, electronics filling work benches – and tattooed prisoners fixing them – paints an unusual picture! The Texas Department of Criminal Justice houses two computer repair labs, and each month inmate workers either fix or discard over 250,000 pounds of electronic equipment. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is best known for

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Prison Entrepreneurship Program

According to the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) one out of 100 Americans is in jail or prison with a total population of 2.3 million incarcerated people. Wow! Those are huge numbers! Life in prison creates a cycle  – commit a crime, go to prison, get released, commit a crime, go back to prison. This cycle

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The Lionheart Foundation – National Emotional Literacy Projects

In 1995, a nonprofit organization called the Lionheart Foundation published a book titled “Houses of Healing: A Prisoner’s Guide to Inner Power and Freedom.” The purpose of the book was to help incarcerated men and women a rehabilitative resource to help them end destructive lifelong patterns of violence and addiction. Over 85,000 copies of this

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ICAN – Indiana Canine Assistant Network

People with disabilities are often helped in life with specially trained dogs, who help them with day-to-day tasks and give these folks unconditional love and support. Prison inmates in the Indiana state prison system are provided life and job skills while incarcerated – having the opportunity to train these special dogs to help people with

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