Ep. 30 Discovering Humanity on Both Sides of the Bars with John MacAdams

In this episode, John MacAdams talks with Garth Smelser about his experiences working with both incarcerated individuals as a chaplain and as a mindfulness trainer for corrections professionals. 

• Stepping into the alien environment of custody
• Relating to inmates, relating to security staff
• What’s important about training corrections professionals

JOHN MACADAMS John MacAdams, CMT-P, is an IMTA certified professional mindfulness teacher as well as a 35+ year mindfulness practitioner and certified mindfulness teacher for over 20 years. He has more than 7 years experience working in corrections and public safety, and serves as a senior chaplain at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Men’s Central Jail and Twin Towers Correctional Facility, part of the USA’s largest jail system. MacAdams has trained law enforcement, custody, probation & parole, border patrol and correctional officers in Oregon, California and Ontario, Canada.

To Learn More About the Prison Mindfulness Institute, please visit www.prisonmindfulness.org