Through articles, training, partnerships, and conversations, we work to amplify voices of restorative justice, raise awareness about the silent suffering caused by punitive justice, and promotes a desire to prioritize healing over punishment. 

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Youth, Facilitator Experience, Impact Moment
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March 21, 2026

Returning to Joy: Youth Yoga at Pulaski County Juvenile Detention Center

Impact Moment, Participant Experience
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February 28, 2026

Living with Balance and Stability

Facilitator Experience, Impact Moment
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January 31, 2026

Life-Shifting Epiphanies in the Chaos of a Maximum-Security Facility

Facilitator Experience, Impact Moment
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July 9, 2025

What Prison Taught Me About Hope

Restorative Justice
Blog
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May 7, 2024

What is Restorative Justice?

PYP Podcast
Podcast
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February 9, 2024

Bringing Yoga to Incarcerated Mothers with Yogi Scholar, Dr. Jennifer Bourgeois

Blog
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January 1, 2024

The Origin of Prison Yoga Project’s Book Program

PYP Testimonials
Blog
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December 30, 2023

PYP Participant Testimonials

PYP Podcast
Podcast
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December 1, 2023

Transitions: A Journey of Chaplaincy and Yoga in Ireland’s Prisons with Gillian Hick

From punitive judgement to compassion-based approaches

Prison Yoga Project seeks a cultural shift toward a healing-centered approach to addressing crime, substance use disorder, and mental illness. We honor the human dignity of all people impacted by punitive incarceration by offering trauma-informed yoga and embodied mindfulness to heal trauma and cultivate resilience.

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