Chaffee County Mindfulness in the Jail Program

The goal of the Mindfulness in the Jail program (MJP) is to improve the well-being of our incarcerated population at Chaffee County Detention Facility and to assist them in their efforts to be healthy, contributing community members upon their release. The assessments of the program show that this vulnerable and underserved population is benefiting from the classes MJP offers. We use a combination of Zoom and in-person methods for our classes.  

We use a Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence approach to rehabilitation and transformation. And offer a 12-week research-based mindfulness program, the Path of Freedom, to inmates. These classes help inmates with emotional regulation, impulse control, social awareness, distress tolerance, health communication and taking responsibility for their actions. Those at CCDC who attend our classes report that they are beginning to understand the roots of their challenges which fosters self-compassion.