Rehabilitation in the Punitive Era: Reducing Recidivism with Dance, Art, Yoga, and Meditation

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This roundtable will focus on the experiences of the presenters working with various rehabilitation programs utilizing practices such as dance, yoga, meditation, and art. The presenters have all worked with these programs inside prisons or within Alternative to Incarceration or other rehabilitative programs. They will discuss the important role that these programs can play in transforming the lives of those under punitive control by providing them with meaning skills and experiences which can help reduce recidivism.

Sub Unit

• Area VIII: Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• Arts Behind Bars - Jill Rosenbaum, California State University, Fullerton

• Dancing at Sing Sing - Jacqui Young, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• yogaHOPE: Working to Empower Women Through Yoga and Mindfulness - Danielle M. Rousseau, Boston University

• Mindfulness and Rehabilitation: Teaching Yoga and Meditation to Young Men at an Alternative to Incarceration Program - Carla J. Barrett, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Chair

• Carla J. Barrett, John Jay College of Criminal Justice