Some Organizations that Provide Dharma Materials for Inmates
Liberation Prison Project
PO Box 33036
Raleigh, NC 27636
https://liberationprisonproject.org/
Prison Mindfulness Institute
PO Box 206
South Deerfield, MA 01373
https://www.prisonmindfulness.org/
Prison Yoga Project
PO Box 415
Bolinas, CA 94924
https://prisonyoga.org/
Wisdom Publications
199 Elm Street
Somerville, MA USA
https://wisdomexperience.org/books-for-prisoners/
National Buddhist Prison Sangha
Zen Mountain Monastery
871 Plank Rd
PO Box 197
Mount Tremper, NY 12457
https://zmm.org/our-programs/national-buddhist-prison-sangha/
Inside Dharma, Inc.
4001 Utah Street
St. Louis, MO 63116
https://insidedharma.org/
Tathagata Meditation Center
1215 Lucretia Ave.
San Jose, CA 95122
https://www.tathagata.org/
Buddhist Association of the United States Prison Programs
2020 Route 301
Carmel, NY 10512
https://www.baus.org/en/activities/prison-programs/
Naljor Prison Dharma Service
North San Juan, CA 95960
https://sourcepointglobaloutreach.org/what-we-offer/
Buddhist Prison Ministry
PO Box 426
Orcas, WA, 98280
https://www.buddhistprisonministry.com/
Pema Chödrön Foundation Book Initiative
Margie Rodgers,
805 Larchmont Road,
Elmira, NY 14905
https://pemachodronfoundation.org/activities/book-initiative/
Project Clear Light
2220 Postoffice Street, Suite B
Galveston, TX 77550
https://projectclearlight.org/
Human Kindness Foundation
PO Box 61619
Durham, NC 27715
https://www.humankindness.org/
Mind without Borders
64 Fulton Street, Suite 400,
New York, NY 10038
https://nyc.nalandabodhi.org/donate/mind-without-borders/
Meditation & Mindfulness in Prisons
Meditation research: The state of the art in correctional settings. Samuel Himelstein, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (2010).
The Use of Meditation in Corrections. David W. Orme-Johnson, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (2010)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Massachusetts Correctional Facilities, Marlene Samuelson, James Carmody, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Michael A. Bratt,The Prison Journal (2007)
Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Dillworth TM, Chawla N, Simpson TL, Ostafin BD, Larimer ME, Blume AW, Parks GA, Marlatt GA, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (2006)
Programmes in Correctional settings: Innovative State and Local programmes – See page 65 for details of a mindfulness program run for over 100 inmates.
Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation in a Corrections Setting, James M. Dunn Upaya Chaplaincy Program, 2010
Mindfulness and Addictions
Pilot Trial of Effectiveness: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2004-21599-001
Mindfulness based Treatment for Co-occurring Depression: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2905496/
The Contribution of Mindfulness Practice to a Multicomponent: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20408060/
An Information Processing Analysis: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2002-18013-007
Mindfulness Training Modifies Cognitive: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20648913/
Vipassana Meditation as a Treatment for Alcohol: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264783694_Vipassana_Meditation_as_a_Treatment_for_Alcohol_and_Drug_Use_Disorders
Mindfulness based Relapse Prevention: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-13277-003
A Mindfulness based Study for Alcohol Relapse Prevention: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21768988/
Mindfulness and Aggression
Could Mindfulness Decrease Anger: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19851983/
Soles of the Feet: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12742385/
Writings on Buddhism by Gary Allen
A Brief Account of the Buddha’s Life by Gary Allen
A Brief Account of Guru Rinpoche’s Life by Gary Allen
Interview Excerpts with Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso by Gary Allen
Emptiness and Sitting Meditation by Gary Allen
Warriorship and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Gary Allen
Prison as Monastery, Prison as Charnel Ground by Gary Allen
Buddha – Prisoner Art by Justin