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Freedom Project

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

Sage Open September 28, 2016 DOI: 10.1177/2158244013516154 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Two complementary studies: a correlational study and a matched-pair comparison study Peer reviewed
Population Prisoners trained by Freedom Project, compared with Washington state recidivism rates and with a matched-pair control group of prisoners
Intervention Meditation
Key points Prisoners trained by Freedom Project showed lower recidivism rates than Washington state rates, and trained prisoners showed improvement in self-reported anger, self-compassion, and certain forms of mindfulness, plus increased social skills in role-play ratings, compared with matched controls.

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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 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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