Carter (PDN Admin)'s Blog Posts Tagged 'Prison' (17)

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How do people survive solitary confinement?

By William Kremer and Claudia Hammond for BBC World Service

The effect of solitary confinement on mental health can be devastating - what techniques can kidnap…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on June 18, 2013 at 4:48pm — No Comments

LIVE WELL: Yoga eases stress on prisoners

By Jen Mulson for The Gazette, April 30, 2013

There are a handful of yogic paths, and karma yoga is known as that of selfless service.

I've met several yoga teachers this year who are practicing karma yoga in our local criminal justice system. They are teaching prisoners and…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 13, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

The following essay is by William Blake, who has been held in solitary confinement for nearly 26 years. Currently he is in administrative segregation at Elmira Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility located in south central New York State. In 1987, Blake, then 23 and in county court on a drug charge, murdered one deputy and wounded another in a failed escape attempt. He was sentenced to 77 years to life. …

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on March 20, 2013 at 11:32am — No Comments

Finding Your Way Around Prison Mindfulness Institute

By Carter Tracy, PMI Admin & Books Behind Bars Coordinator

In 2012, PDN-headquarters changed the name of our primary organization to the Prison Mindfulness Institute.  We created a brand new website reflecting our current projects and visions for new endeavors.  The Prison Dharma…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on March 11, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

A Series of Poses for Fitness, Inside and Out

By Mary Pilon for The New York Times, January 3, 2013

RICHMOND, Va. — Three times a week, Robbie Norris, a lean, 50-year-old …

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 4, 2013 at 2:05pm — No Comments

Akasha Project: Service Yoga Classes this month!

The Akasha Project in New York City is partnering with the Prison Yoga Project to offer a 5-part training in "Service Yoga" every Sunday through October 28 at Ashtanga Yoga New York.  

The five classes are led by instructors who have specialized in their particular area of teaching.…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on October 2, 2012 at 11:30am — No Comments

Real Talk: Prison Elders Speak to Incarcerated Youth

In 2010-2011, the Insight Out Project, the Mind Body Awareness Project and Stronghold Sound teamed up to produce two pilot 40-minute audio curriculum modules for youth in the California Juvenile Probation System. The impetus…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on September 18, 2012 at 10:02am — No Comments

Music from the Big House inspires prison art & activism

Canadian Blues Singer, Rita Chiarelli, wanted to get to the roots of her genre's musical history.  Her journey led her to the infamous Angola State Prison, where several grandfathers of American blues music served time years ago.  What Rita discovered behind the walls of the massive prison complex was a thriving music…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on June 21, 2012 at 2:59pm — No Comments

More Dovecoat than Jail: Tihar Prison rarely deters lawbreakers, rich or poor.

from The Economist, March 2012

AWAY from the crowds and chaos of the roads in Tihar, a district in west Delhi, the ordered calm of prison comes as a relief. Pigeons hop in and out through the bars of the main gate on their way to the dovecote. A dog snoozes in the shade. A pair of…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on June 14, 2012 at 10:02am — No Comments

Yoga Guides Indian Prisoners to Freedom

By Amber Skorpenske for the Institute of International Journalism, Feb 15, 2012

Prisoners in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are getting out of jail early if they complete yoga courses.

By participating in three months of posture, balance and meditation inmates hack away at their…
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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on March 1, 2012 at 10:44am — No Comments

US panel considers alternatives to prison

Minimum terms faulted as inmate population jumps



WASHINGTON - As the nation's inmate population climbs toward 2.5 million, the US Sentencing Commission is considering alternatives to prison for some offenders, including treatment programs for nonviolent drug users and employment training for minor parole violators.



The commission's consideration of alternatives to incarceration reflects its determination to persuade Congress to ease federal mandatory minimum sentencing… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on October 24, 2008 at 2:46pm — No Comments

PDN Books Behind Bars: A Thanks From a Prisoner in Alabama...



A prisoner writes:

"Dear PDN Staff, I wish to sincerely thank you for the book you sent "Mapping the Dharma". On the date of the Aug. 6th another inmate who is delusional...attempted to take my life by cutting my throat. While I was (still am) in a cell recovering the books you sent arrived. Couldn't of arrived a better time. With much thanks!"…



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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on August 22, 2008 at 6:37pm — No Comments

Prisons for Profit - PBS NOW Story (video)


http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/419/video.html

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 15, 2008 at 5:54pm — No Comments

In Your State: Prison Costs


Click on this link to get the Prison costs in your state, provided by PBS NOW : http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/419/states-prisons.html#here

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 14, 2008 at 12:58pm — No Comments

PBS NOW story on "Maximum Capacity"

Awesome PBS story on overcrowding and an innovative Illinois Prison!





Click here to go directly to video: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/322/video.html



"The number of inmates in American prisons is outpacing the system's ability to hold them all. In one startling example, California prisons hold 70,000 more inmates than they're designed for, even though… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 11, 2008 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Prison Dharma in South Africa - The Dharma Centre



The following post is some information about a new organizational member of PDN...read on:



About The Dharma Centre:

We’ve been ministering in correctional services facilities for the past 10 years, starting with Malmesbury prison. We now offer programs in two other facilities: Brandvlei Prison, Worcester and Helderstroom Prison, Caledon.

We are currently offering a five-month course in Brandvlei Prison, comprising 3 X… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 9, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Book Written During Incarceration



Logical Existence was written by Sean Michael Gunderson who is currently incarcerated in the Illinois Criminal Justice System.

Excerpt from Book:

"Sean Michael Gunderson was born in Chicago, IL in May of 1984. Since 2002 he has been incarcerated in the Illinois Criminal Justce System. In March 2005, he began to use his scenario as a "prison monastery", doing daily spiritual practice such as meditation, pranayam, yoga, tai chi,… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 8, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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