HEALING CIRCLES TO BRING DOWN THE WALLS

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Helping to reduce violence and crime by supporting emotional healing for incarcerated individuals and returning citizens.

44%

Reduction in Recidivism*

65,000+

Contact Hours

2,000+

Incarcerated Participants

*Data from the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) shows that from 2010-2018, participants in Jericho Circle at MCI-Norfolk who were subsequently released from prison had a 44% lower rate of new crimes committed within the first three years after their release vs. the state average (non-technical 3-year recidivism). Importantly, during this time Jericho Circle operated as an all-volunteer organization with a minimal budget and no Reentry programming, due to (at the time) DOC prohibitions on volunteer contact with Returning Citizens

About Jericho Circle

Jericho Circle reduces recidivism. We support and guide individuals on their emotional healing journeys during incarceration and upon reentry, serving their communities, modeling resilience and promoting positive change.

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Testimonials

“Sitting in circle with men in prison has been the most humanizing experience of my life, and has helped me overcome my own traumas while witnessing and supporting others through theirs. I am more fully human, more fully a man and more self-accepting and empathic towards others because of my experience in Jericho Circle. This program is a life-saver, and more than that a life-builder for both men inside and volunteers.”

Patrick Sullivan, Volunteer

Partners

Stanford Law School. Former federal prosecutor. Accomplished trial lawyer. Kind person.

Creating diverse and intergenerational communities of men to support and empower men impacted by the criminal justice system and young men at risk of being impacted.

Through various rituals, workshops, and activities, both in small and large groups, we create an open, trusting, and non-competitive environment; an environment where men can takes risks, learn to share with one another – their life experiences, examine their strengths, limitations, dreams and hopes, and to express their talents. Men are provided the opportunity to explore who they are, what it means to be masculine, and to experience deeper parts of themselves.

Creating an environment that invites trust and welcomes and respects differences. All men are welcome at COMEGA's gatherings.

Building transformative environments for system-impacted youth and adults to heal, find purpose, and build meaningful lives of service.

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HEALING CIRCLES TO BRING DOWN THE WALLS

Helping to reduce violence and crime by supporting emotional healing for incarcerated individuals and returning citizens.

About Jericho Circle

Testimonials

Partners

Jericho Circle has earned Guide Star certification, demonstrating best practices within nonprofit fundraising.

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