3 Ways Prisons are Becoming Mindful

Prison programs are cropping up that use mindfulness and resilience tools to help men re-enter their communities once released.

The US has the highest rate of prisoners in the world. In fact, though the US has only 5% of the world’s population, it has 25% of the world’s prisoners—at a cost of anywhere between $30,000 and $60,000 per prisoner per year. But there’s some good news: Programs are popping up both here and abroad to help men stay out of prison or prepare them to better serve their communities once released.

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