By Incarcerated People
Reflections, essays, and poems by people in prison about their Dharma practice.
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Incarcerated people Healing past relationships
An incarcerated person finds new ways to support his Dharma practice.
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Calvin Malone 
Time, inspiration, and gratitude
Calvin is free after 27 years of incarceration. He reflects on how he met Buddhism…
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Albert Ramos Prison labor
Today's prisons provide few chances for rehabilitation, instead using incarcerated people for cheap labor. One…
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Transforming adversity into bodhicitta
The difficulties of the pandemic are a special challenge for those who are incarcerated.
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Developing bodhicitta
A man serving a life sentence transforms feelings of dread into compassion for all beings.
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The peace and beauty of the night’s darkness
A prison volunteer finds respite from the daily struggle.
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A fight on the yard
An incarcerated person describes the disruption caused by a fight in the prison yard.
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