Apodaca prison in Monterrey, Mexico, was the the scene of a violent uprising in 2012 now it is a place of peace and stillness.
A quarter of the 2000 prisoners, guards and management in the overcrowded prison regularly practise meditation
It has transformed life in the prison. Suicides are down 40 per cent; there have been no reports of violence since 2012; solitary confinements are down 50 per cent. Continue reading