Transforming Inmates into Peacemakers, with Guest Doug Noll: Part 1

“From Serving Life to a Life of Service.” This is the motto of the Prison of Peace program created by Doug Noll and Laurel Kaufer, two lawyers with big hearts from California. Through Prison of Peace, incarcerated individuals are led through intensive workshops as they progress through the various program levels from Peacemaker to Certified Trainer, mastering the art of communication and conflict resolution, enabling them to create safer, more peaceful lives for themselves and others, in prison and beyond.

In today’s episode, the first of a two-parter, Bill and Megan are joined by Doug Noll who will talk about the transformative Prison of Peace program. They discuss:

• what the program is and how it works
• how it started
• what led inmates to being incarcerated (think trauma background)
• program success
• whether it can work for everyone

Listen in as Doug talks about “Listening people into existence” in this first episode of two.

Links & Other Notes

• DOUG NOLL’S WEBSITE & BOOKS
  • https://dougnoll.com/podcast/high-conflict-institute/
  • https://www.prisonofpeace.org/

Our website: https://www.highconflictinstitute.com/

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You can also find these show notes at our site as well.

Note: We are not diagnosing anyone in our discussions, merely discussing patterns of behavior.

• (00:00) - Welcome to It's All Your Fault
• (01:56) - Doug Noll and Personal Transformation in Inmate Populations
• (02:21) - Doug's Background
• (03:54) - Questions
• (07:47) - Prison of Peace
• (15:22) - Affect Labeling
• (18:34) - Back to Prison of Peace
• (29:47) - Reminders & Coming Next Week: Part 2 with Doug Noll