[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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