Since early 2010, Prison of Peace has been working with incarcerated women and men throughout California to enhance opportunities for rehabilitation through conflict resolution practices...and it's just getting started.
As of December 2023:
27 - Programs offered in 26 California facilities, including 25 prisons operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and a Los Angeles County Jail facility. In 2018, Prison of Peace began its first program in a Connecticut prison, which will soon be implemented statewide.
13,500+ - Over 13,500 participants, with over 1,100 released from custody.
50,000+ - Prison of Peace participants have engaged over 50,000 fellow inmates in peacemaking and conflict resolution processes.
0 - Thus far, there have been no reports of Prison of Peace alumni returning to prison after release.