Why AR Needs CWFA

While the average U.S. state imprisonment rate dropped by 8% from 2000-2017, Arkansas’ rate of imprisonment

increased by 35%

over the same period.

Between 2012 and 2017, Arkansas had the fastest-growing state prison population in the nation. As of June 2018, there were:

79,000 people in the state

that are estimated to be justice-involved (ie, probation parole, or incarcerated), including

26,000 people in prisons,

and approximately

53,000 on probation or parole.

In addition to Arkansas’s prison population, there are roughly

7,848 people being held in county jails

across the state, according to the most recently available ACLU Arkansas data (2017).

The most recent reporting shows Arkansas has a

58.2% recidivism rate

which is among the highest in the country.

In other words…

Arkansas Prisons Don’t Work.

CWFA offers an alternative approach.

Rather than view people in prison through a philosophy of punishment, we apply the principles and tools of

MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

to set people free from the inside-out.

CWFA serves at the intersection of public health, community, and justice through the lens of meditation and mindfulness.

From our organization's 17+ years of experience with meditation in prisons, we know that increased access to skills that promote mindfulness, self-regulation, and alternatives to violence are critical inside prisons and upon returning to communities.

If you would like to

LEARN MORE OR SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM,

click the button to email our director, Cory Jones.