James Fox Hosts Buddhist Chaplain on Death Row at San Quentin, Susan Shannon
We want to formally invite you to our Third Season of Prajna! Prajna, our Founder Series, features Prison Yoga Project’s Founder, James Fox. For this entire…
Category: justice
2023 TPW Women’s Committee Trauma Facilitation
Hello Community! Our friends and colleagues at the Transformative in-Prison Workgroup (TPW) is hosting an Advanced Training: Trauma Informed Facilitation in Women’s Prisons this Thursday!…
Prison Yoga Project featured in Men’s Health Magazine!
” In jail, everything about life is predetermined; everything from meals to showers to calls home. The men have limited choices and no freedom. But…
Counting Down: Paths to a 20-year Maximum Prison Sentence with The Sentencing Project
The Sentencing Project released a new report, “Counting Down: Paths to a 20-Year Maximum Prison Sentence,” which examines opportunities to address the country’s high rates…
Searching for Justice with James Fox and Special Guest, Phoeun You
Our guest this week on our webinar/podcast series is Phoeun You. Phoeun You is a Cambodian genocide survivor and refugee who grew up in Long Beach, CA. His family…
What Could Have Kept Me Out of Prison
The Marshall Project Reporting and Research: We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable…
Celebrating the Mend Collaborative Launch
Prison Yoga Project is happy to support the launch of Mend Collaborative, a restorative justice organization providing healing, reconciliation, and dialogue opportunities for survivors and…
Cynthia Chandler and Reparations Bill for Women Illegally Sterilized in the State of California
We are honored to be hosting Cynthia Chandler this Friday on our Transformative Justice Series, Healing Harm.You can still RSVP here: https://community.prisonyoga.org/event/healing-harm-the-intersection-of-women-x-healthcare-x-incarceration-with-lawyer-and-human-rights-activist-cynthia-chandler/ The documentary Belly…
Eliminating Crack / Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
In July, the House Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly passed, 36 to 5, the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act, which would finally eliminate…
The Healing Journey: from Incarceration to Healing Artist with Alex Anderson
Join us to hear the personal story of Alexander Anderson: his time spent incarcerated, his journey to becoming a Social Worker, to finding the profound…