[OSList] Open Space in Prison
Michael M Pannwitz
mmpannwitz at gmail.com
Thu Aug 1 22:54:53 PDT 2019
Yes Chris, it is an amazing success.
Exactly what I would expect.
But still amazing.
By the way, a search in the LIST archives reveals that Birgit, then
Bolton, has an entry in 1998 and you responded to it a week later... and
Lisa Heft has an entry in 2005 that started a string...
In all there are 415 matches.
Keep it going.
mmp
Am 02.08.2019 um 05:09 schrieb Chris Kloth via OSList:
> This week I have been doing some work with Adam Foss and his Prosecutor
> Impact program in Columbus, Ohio. USA. (See link below)
>
> As part of this two week program we took 40+ prosecutors to Marion
> Correctional Institution for the day. Most had never been in a prison.
> Without going into the details, a group of 12 inmates organized a day of
> activities to provide the prosecutors to explore what it might mean to
> re-imagine the roles of prosecutors on the criminal justice system in
> the US and in Ohio.
>
> We entered a very large chapel in the prison and discovered a very large
> circle of chairs. Imagine my surprise when Wayne, a lifer, said that
> while he had been inside he had learned about a process called Open
> Space Technology and entered into a brief review of the Principles and
> the Law! He sent markers around the circle, explaining that they were
> serving as both a talking sticks and ways to identify topics... an
> approach that accommodated the security concerns reflected in prison
> policies.
>
> Purists might raise a number of questions about how the process was
> planned and executed, but if the essence is opening space for people to
> organize themselves to have several rounds of dialogue within the
> Principles and the Laws... I call it an amazing success. If inmates and
> prosecutors crying and embracing as part of the closing circle... I call
> it an amazing success.
>
> Before we left I asked Wayne how he learned about OST. He said he found
> this "old green book" in the prison library!
>
> I have been blessed to have experienced and convened many OST
> experiences that left me feeling deeply touched, but I suspect this
> session will always live deep in my heart as one of the most profound!
>
>
> https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system/discussion
>
>
>
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