February 2010 Blog Posts (12)

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Tricycle Article on Vinny Ferraro - The Heartful Dodger

The current issue of Tricycle magazine (Spring 2010) features an article on ex-con Vinny Ferraro. Vinny's early life of crime and addiction and subsequent dharma practice evolved into leading powerful mindfulness programs for at-risk youth in California. He later expanded into leading retreats and meditation groups.

Added by Joanne Alexander on February 19, 2010 at 9:21am — No Comments

Indian inmates can use yoga to reduce sentence

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8472762.stm

Added by Will on February 17, 2010 at 12:22pm — No Comments

In The Realm of The Hungry Ghosts



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From Democracy Now:



Dr. Gabor Maté is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel Society, which runs a residence/harm reduction facility and North America’s only supervised safe-injection site in Vancouver, Canada, home to one of the world’s densest areas of drug users. The bestselling author of four

books, we speak to Dr. Maté about his latest,…

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Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 17, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Prison Inmates Raise $11K For Haiti Relief

from the Huffington Post



Fundraising events at Indiana state prisons have raised more than $11,000 to aid relief for Haiti. Prisoners held a bake sale and a silent auction as part of the effort.

From The Associated Press:

The prisons then donated to organizations in their area that were… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 17, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

700 on Death Row in California

By Stefanie Faucher

When I learned that California had reached 700 people on death row as a result

of a death sentence imposed earlier this month, I was astounded. I knew

it was coming, but we reached this epic milestone far sooner than I had

expected. California now has more than twice as many death row

prisoners as Texas, frequently known as the death state, which had 331

as of January… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 17, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Inmates' Families Carry the Burden of Incarceration

When Americans think about the prison system, we think about the men and women locked up in them and the people who work there. But we rarely, if ever, think about inmates’ families. We should.



The Boston Globe had it right in its recent editorial on the Massachusetts Supreme Court’s putting a halt to the Bristol County sheriff’s $5 dollar a day fee on inmates for upkeep. As the Globe noted, since there were no work release programs or jobs at the jail, inmates’ families were the… Continue

Added by David Chura on February 16, 2010 at 11:56am — No Comments

NEW: PDN Searchable Database

Check out our new searchable database of prison dharma organizations and groups around the world!



PDN's Network of Prison Dharma Organizations & Groups Serving Prisoners

Search the list with keywords (name of prison, state, country, etc) to locate prison dharma programs near you.… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 8, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Dalai Lama and Harrison Ford Film Inspires Prison Inmates to Resolve Conflicts

Dalai Lama and Harrison Ford Film Inspires Prison Inmates to Resolve Conflicts



The Dalai Lama Renaissance film, narrated by Harrison Ford, and a Q&A with Director Khashyar Darvich, offer insights on inner peace to men behind bars, half of whom are incarcerated for murder.



HOUSTON, TX – In a rare opportunity to contemplate the nature of their own existence and explore the essence of inner peace, dozens of inmates… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 2, 2010 at 10:16am — No Comments

Mindfulness Bell: Sangha Behind Bars

Mindfulness Bell articles on prison sanghas. Pages 19-24 of the attached pdf. MindfulnessBell.pdf

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 2, 2010 at 10:12am — No Comments

Picture Show: Free Again

In "Free Again," the photographer Yusuf Sayman chronicles the day-to-day challenges associated with the re-entry process that follows a long prison sentence. His subjects are Tarik, a man in his third week of freedom after a four-year prison sentence (which began when he was just 16), and Doris, who has just completed 27 years of incarceration. "In prison they get used to a very different set of rules and social behaviors," says Sayman. "Doris said… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 2, 2010 at 9:44am — No Comments

Do Better Nutrition And Gardening Programs in Prisons Mean Less Violence?

By Rachel Cernansky

Boulder, CO, USA | Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:30 AM ET



Prisons are not known for their culinary delights, but the lack of nutritionally-balanced meals for prisoners may actually be contributing to the cycle of violence that our country's prison system has not been all that successful in breaking.



Oxford University is currently conducting a study to look at the relationship between nutritional intake and… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on February 2, 2010 at 9:42am — No Comments

Juvenile Justice Done Right? Send 'em to Boot Camp! That's Right: Boot Camp!

By now I thought the shocked reactions to the Department of Justice’s report on sexual abuse of juveniles in detention centers would’ve disappeared. But articles and editorials from across the country continue to appear as states grapple with shocking numbers that won’t go away. Will all this worry and lament translate into change? Who knows?



The one thing I’m pretty sure won’t change is America’s fear of these new barbarians marauding our streets in hordes (except today we call them… Continue

Added by David Chura on February 1, 2010 at 10:09am — No Comments

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