Inside Folsom Prison: Unified field based rehabilitation

by George A. Ellis

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882800582
• ISBN13: 9780882800585
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Accord Books
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Barry D. Gilfry, Editor

I was the final editor of this book. I spent a week secreted at Lake Tahoe making the corrections. I thought the cover was rather garish, but this is a book with a lot of heart. George Ellis spent a lot of time helping people who, otherwise, would have had little hope.This book is an inspiration and should be put back into print.

The Editor Speaks

I am the editor of this book, and I'm sorry to see it out of print. It had a rather garish cover, but the heart of the book was one of compassion and deep caring.George Ellis spent countless hours working behind bars to bring this meditation technique to prison lifers. I helped George teach the program at San Quentin, and every Tuesday evening, deep within the bowels of San Quentin, we would sit with men who would be there for the rest of their lives, to meditate and bring them a little understanding about the world within themselves; to help them find a little peace.This book is a valuable history lesson about alternate rehabilitation techniques. At Folsom, the TM technique was taught to men who were to be released within 3 to 6 months. The rate of recidivism among these men was half of that of the general population.This book chronicles the teaching of the TM Technique behind bars at San Quentin, Folsom, the Redwood County Jail, and other institutions around the world. I highly recommend it as a text for criminologists, psychologists, and all incarcerated people.