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Buddhistdoor View: Justice, Compassion, and the Cycle of Violence

Buddhistdoor Global 17 October 2026

From Jessie Hoffman to Christa Pike, Buddhist practitioners on death row challenge our assumptions about punishment, redemption, and human change

Within Chaos, There Is a Refuge for Meditation

Liliana Arias Romero 29 November 2021

Buddhists bringing meditation, yoga, and hope to female prison inmates in Bolivia

From cityarts.net

The Buddhist on Death Row: Book on Jarvis Jay Masters Released

Justin Whitaker 11 August 2020

Buddhists who know him describe Masters as an…

A US-Mexico border concentration camps. From gq.com

Buddhistdoor View: Beware Their Humanity

Buddhistdoor Global 27 July 2019

What lessons can we learn from history about the…

Roshi Joan Halifax. From ramdass.org

Compassion at the Edge

Caitlin Dwyer 10 December 2018

A book review of Joan Halifax’s latest book Stan…

A prison guard burns a piece of paper bearing descriptions of negative emotions. From bbc.com

Kenya Prison Uses Mindfulness to Reduce Violence and Bridge Gap Between Guards and Inmates

Anne Wisman 19 September 2018

Mindfulness initiative inspires inmates to…

Anna Cox at her home in central Arkansas. Image courtesy of Compassion Works for All

Reaching Out to the Incarcerated as a Buddhist Practice: A Tale of Compassion in Arkansas

Harsha Menon, MA, MFA 30 August 2018

A mandala of awakening for prison populations

An inmate at Bang Kwang Central Prison prepares to give one of his Buddhist statues to his parents. From bangkokpost.com

Buddhist-themed Sculpture Course Helps Thai Convicts Rehabilitate

BD Dipananda 2 February 2018

Teaching reform through art, religion and…