North America
Active SiteOrganizing and conducting 10-day Vipassana meditation courses in correctional facilities across the United States and Canada. Information for corrections officials, inmates, and family members.
Regional Prison Project Websites
Active & Upcoming Services
Brazil (Brasil)
Active SiteProjetos e cursos de meditação Vipassana realizados no sistema penitenciário brasileiro. Informações para administração prisional, voluntários e participantes.
Spain (España)
Coming SoonEl sitio web oficial para los cursos de meditación Vipassana en centros penitenciarios de España se encuentra actualmente en desarrollo y estará disponible próximamente.
About the Prison Courses
Vipassana is a non-sectarian, universal scientific technique of meditation through self-observation. Since its introduction to the Central Jail of Jaipur and Tihar Jail in India during the 1970s and 1990s, the technique has been introduced into correctional facilities worldwide.
Documentary films such as Doing Time, Doing Vipassana (India) and The Dhamma Brothers (United States) document the profound impact of 10-day courses on incarcerated men and women, demonstrating significant decreases in disciplinary infractions and long-term recidivism.
All courses are financed solely through voluntary donations from individuals who have completed at least one course and wish to give others the same opportunity. No fees are ever charged to the institutions or participants.