[OSList] Open Space in Prison

Michael Herman michael at michaelherman.com
Thu Aug 1 22:57:31 PDT 2019


matches, mmp?

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Michael Herman
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On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 11:55 PM Michael M Pannwitz via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> 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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