Prison Mindfulness Institute Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsMassachusetts, United States11-50 Employees
The Prison Mindfulness Institute, also known as the Prison Dharma Network, is an international nonprofit that supports prisoners, prison volunteers, and corrections professionals with contemplative practices. It seeks to furnish prisoners and those who work with them with tools for self-transformation and rehabilitation, emphasizing mindfulness and meditation. The organization promotes wakefulness and non-aggression as avenues for personal change. It attributes potential to mindfulness-based and body-mind disciplines drawn from various contemplative traditions to shift behavior and reduce recidivism, contributing to community safety. The primary beneficiaries are prisoners and the professionals and volunteers who support them. Based in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, it operates internationally as a small-to-mid-sized nonprofit.