Freedom Project

Freedom Project

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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 CHEESE KNIVES 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 wall light show increased social skills among the group trained by Freedom Project than in the matched controls.