Adelphi students interview Network Support Services alumni Fall 2020.
The Mindfulness Resolution Project (MRP) is a partnership between Adelphi University https://www.adelphi.edu/about/ and Network Support Services, https://www.networkssi.org/ a reentry organization offering extensive support to those incarcerated and those reentering society. MRP takes mindfulness principles and puts them into action, working for social betterment. Students who participate in MRP and study mindfulness learn from those who have gained wisdom from education, the application of mindfulness principles while having been incarcerated; however, not all interviewees have been incarcerated. MRP interviewees are also supporters of those reentering, such as employers, and landlords or others who aim to improve the inequities that lead to incarceration or enhance communication among those in the criminal justice system. Many interviewed here who have been incarcerated are working vigorously to uplift society and reduce recidivism, and this attests to the high level of intelligence, creativity and talent among those whose paths inadvertently led to incarceration. Additionally, these interviews reveal the difficulties that encountered that led to incarceration, as well as the continued housing and employment challenges that those reentering society face. Through this engagement with MRP participants, Adelphi students are provided with an understanding of the world that lies outside of textbook learning and the ways that they can make a difference.
