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Truth and Reconciliation in New York

Ex-offenders and families of victims ask, how can we resolve the tension between our need to protect society, and our desire to believe in human redemption?
by David Kaczynski
posted May 13, 2011 in Yes! Magazine

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 24, 2011 at 2:49pm — No Comments

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement

May 5, 2011

by Jean Casella and James Ridgeway
Thomas Silverstein, who has been described as America’s “most isolated man,” has been held in an extreme form of solitary confinement under a “no human contact” order for 28 years. Originally imprisoned for armed robbery at the age of 19, Silverstein is serving life without parole for killing two fellow inmates (whom he says were threatening his…
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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 5, 2011 at 4:25pm — 2 Comments

Noise canceling, without headphones.

Roni Caryn Rabin: Studies have found that meditation helps prevent the recurrence of depression, perhaps by producing changes in parts of the brain associated with learning and anxiety. A new study suggests that meditation may modulate brain waves called alpha rhythms, which help regulate the transmission of sensory input from the surrounding environment. Harvard researchers randomly assigned 12 healthy adults to an eight-week course of training in meditation-based stress reduction or to a…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on May 4, 2011 at 11:19am — No Comments

Needed: Volunteer Yoga Teachers and Assistants



Check out listings across the country for…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on April 29, 2011 at 9:32am — 3 Comments

Petition for Troy Davis

People of Faith Against the Death Penalty and Amnesty International are circulating a petition to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, urging them to commute the death sentence against Troy Davis. He is…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on April 20, 2011 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Creating powerful change through documentaries...

Over half of ex-cons who are released from prison will commit another crime and return within three years. Road to Return, narrated by Tim Robbins, is the story of a black ex-bank robber and a white college professor who unite to create the…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on April 7, 2011 at 10:31am — No Comments

Yoga, meditation program helps city youths cope with stress By Kelly Brewington, The Baltimore Sun

Once the domain of New Agers and suburban moms, yoga has become firmly planted in Baltimore's inner city, and now researchers believe the ancient…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on March 1, 2011 at 10:06am — No Comments

Fleet Maull on Prison Radio- CKUT 90.3 FM Montreal





Check out an interview with Fleet Maull on Prison Radio, CKUT 90.3 FM Montreal:



Visit CKUT's program page and click on the drop down option, right above the schedule. Choose "Prison Radio" and click to the right of "Friday… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on February 28, 2011 at 1:29pm — No Comments

A Little Meditation Goes a Long Way by Jason Marsh from YESmagazine.org

A new study offers the strongest evidence to date that meditation can change the structure of your brain

I consider myself something of a prospective meditator—meaning that a serious meditation practice is always something I’m about to start… next week.  So for years, I’ve been making a mental note of new…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on February 28, 2011 at 9:42am — 10 Comments

Laughter yoga inside....

Here's a link to a recent talk PDN's Rebecca Foster gave on laughing in prison:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnMD1Lk3S_U…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on February 22, 2011 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Inmate-created blog dedicated to helping felons stay on a straight path



At www.theinnervoice84.wordpress.com, Shannon Ross has a blog

dedicated to helping felons stay on a straight path. Too often individuals forget about the pain of prison and the

resolutions they made to change their lives. The noise and colors of freedom simply begin to drown out those memories and promises.

Mr. Ross, currently an inmate, shares his experiences in blog form in

order to remind former inmates about the… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on February 15, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Study: Mindful meditation may strengthen certain brain regions, from AllHeadlineNews.com

New research suggests meditation may improve certain brain regions and help them with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.

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The Massachusetts General Hospital researchers said in a statement that changes in brain structure in people who practiced eight weeks of mindful meditation suggest the practice goes beyond simply making people feel better because they are spending time relaxing.

 

Meditation has long been recommended by practitioners as a way…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 25, 2011 at 2:04pm — No Comments

January 17, 2011, 8:15 pm For Ex-Prisoners, a Haven Away From the Streets By TINA ROSENBERG from www.nytimes.com

This year, the United States will release nearly three-quarters of a million people from prison, a record high.   Nationally, 2.3 million people are in prison in the United States, and 95 percent of them will, at some point, get out and go home.

Society has a strong interest in keeping them home — in helping them to become law-abiding citizens instead of falling back into their old ways and returning to prison.  But American programs for newly released prisoners echo the typical…

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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 24, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

awesome prisoner quote :)

"I have learned a lot from the books you sent me.Thank you so much for all you do.You totally changed the way we do time." -Inmate P.W.C.C.

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 20, 2011 at 1:25pm — No Comments

PDN member teaches Tai Chi to kids

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on November 18, 2010 at 2:23pm — No Comments

PRACTICAL YOGA OUTREACH TRAINING TO SERVE INCARCERATED COMMUNITIES





http://www.prisonyoga.com/

NOVEMBER 6-7, 2010





The Prison Yoga Project, Yoga Activist.org, and the Give Back Yoga Foundation are offering a special training for yoga teachers and students interested in working with the incarcerated.



James Fox, the founder and director of PYP, will lead the training drawing on his years of experience teaching yoga and meditation to… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on November 3, 2010 at 1:06pm — No Comments

The Prison Wives Movement 



The Prison Wives Movement is striving to be adopted by "Prison Wives" all

over the world, to unite and support one another.



A "Prison Wife" is simply a woman who has to deal with a prison system due

to her husband being incarcerated.



We want to help women all over to come out of…
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Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on October 27, 2010 at 11:17am — No Comments

Stand by Me Lin Jensen opens his heart to a schoolyard, from Shambhala Sun Nov. 2010

The author of Deep Down Things, Lin Jensen is the founding

teacher of the Chico Zen Sangha in Chico, California.



A few years after I undertook Buddhist practice, I took the four bodhisattva vows, the first of which is, “Though beings are numberless, I vow to save them all.”

“All beings?” I asked. “People, birds, trees, stones?”

“All beings,” I was told.

“How,” I asked, “do I save all beings?”

The answer: “By… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on October 15, 2010 at 6:48pm — 1 Comment

Prison Yoga by James Fox



“Hey Yogaman!” a guy yells as I’m buzzed through the gate at San Quentin State Prison. It’s a Tuesday, 2:30 P.M. I walk onto the yard past two correctional officers leaning against the building as they monitor the outdoor activities of inmates. On the way to the classroom two of my students intercept me, eager to help prepare our makeshift yoga studio. After tables and chairs are stacked, the floor mopped, and mats pulled out of storage, we’re… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on October 11, 2010 at 12:32pm — 3 Comments

PRACTICAL YOGA OUTREACH TRAINING TO SERVE INCARCERATED COMMUNITIES

NOVEMBER 6-7, 2010





The Prison Yoga Project, Yoga Activist.org, and the Give Back Yoga Foundation are offering a special training for yoga teachers and students interested in working with the incarcerated.



James Fox, the founder and director of PYP, will lead the training drawing on his years of experience teaching yoga and meditation to incarcerated youth and adults including 8 years at San Quentin Prison.



This two-day training will include a wealth of… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on October 11, 2010 at 12:25pm — No Comments

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