Transitioning Leaders at Prison Yoga Project
In May, we decided it was in the best interest of Prison Yoga Project (PYP) for Nicole Hellthaler to take on the role of Executive…
Category: women
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!…
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…
“Second Chances” for Those Released From Prison Implies They’ve Been Given a First
From Ms. Magazine, an article by Tyra Patterson, an advocate and artist, is creating a world where people impacted by incarceration are fully welcomed back…
The Invitation with Retired Judge and PYP Yoga Facilitator, Victor Reyes
June 1 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am PDT RSVP here: https://community.prisonyoga.org/event/the-invitation-with-retired-judge-and-pyp-yoga-facilitator-victor-reyes/ Victor Reyes spent most of his legal career working in the Colorado Criminal Justice System, first…
Research Roundup: Incarceration can cause lasting damage to mental health
Thanks to the Prison Policy Institute for this article with links to all the supporting research. We often think of incarceration as something people live…
“Freedom from the Inside: a Woman’s Yoga Practice Guide” featured in UK Women’s Prisons newsletter
An innovative UK non-profit organization called Food Matters — www.FoodMatters.org — has generously offered to help us promote our new women’s book: “FREEDOM FROM THE…
Rewriting Myths of Public Safety with Victoria Law
Victoria Law, author of Prison by Any Other Name and her most recent title, Prisons Make Us Safer, is interviewed about her work, who inspires…
‘Should we close the Rhode Island Women’s Prison?’
“With only about 80 women imprisoned in the state of Rhode Island, should the Rhode Island Women’s Prison be closed? This question and nuances surrounding…