Sumeru News — Prison
Sister Elaine MacInnes on CBC “Sunday Edition” with Michael Enright
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Michael talks with Sister Elaine MacInnes, who has dedicated her life to teaching meditation to prisoners in an effort to understand and alleviate their pain. Now at the age of 89, she has handed over the reins of her charity, “Freeing the Human Spirit”, to the John Howard Society. http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2013/10/06/this-week-on-the-sunday/ (Segment begins at 01:28:42) Further... Read more »
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Canadian prison dharma program expands under new leadership
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Sister Elaine MacInnes, the 90-year-old Catholic nun and Zen master who founded “Freeing the Human Spirit,” a prison dharma program in Ontario, has retired, passing the reins for the organization to the John Howard Society, who plan to roll it out across Canada. Here’s the full story, from the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/09/05/prison_yoga_meditation_classes_to_expand_across_canada.html
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Inmates suing over Canada’s cut to non-Christian prison chaplains
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Non-Christian prisoners in Canadian jails have launched a legal challenge to Ottawa’s decision cutting non-Christian prison chaplains. Here’s the story in the Winnipeg Free Press: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/inmates-suing-over-ottawas-decision-to-cut-muslim-sikh-wiccan-chaplains-199015341.html
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Buddhas Behind Bars
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If you are reading this, chances are pretty good you could not possibly imagine what it is like to be a criminal. Unfortunately, many people find themselves in prison, their entire identity reduced to the worst mistake they ever made. But what happens to those people when they wish to change, to grow, and to... Read more »
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Prison chaplain cuts story continues
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The story of prison chaplain cuts to non-Christian positions by the federal government has now been picked up by the Toronto Star. Since Harper’s government (who plan to save us $1.3 million with the cuts) are moving ahead with $2 billion in spending for new prisons, should we assume that all the new criminals are... Read more »
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