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Freedom Project

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  • Alejandra Suarez
  • Dug Y. Lee
  • Christopher Rowe
  • Alex Anthony Gomez
  • Elise Murowchick
  • Patricia L. Linn

Abstract

Freedom Project trains prisoners in nonviolent communication and meditation. Two complementary studies of its effects are reported in this article. The first study is correlational; we found decreased recidivism rates among prisoners trained by Freedom Project compared with recidivism rates in Washington state. The second study compared trained prisoners with a matched-pair control group and found improvement in self-reported anger, self-compassion, and certain forms of mindfulness among the trained group. Ratings of role-plays simulating difficult interactions show increased social skills among the group trained by Freedom Project than in the matched controls.

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  • Alejandra Suarez & Dug Y. Lee & Christopher Rowe & Alex Anthony Gomez & Elise Murowchick & Patricia L. Linn, 2014. "Freedom Project," SAGE Open, , vol. 4(1), pages 21582440135, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:4:y:2014:i:1:p:2158244013516154
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244013516154
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