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Hello Elaine,
Thank you for your comments. I remember my first AVP class. We had an exercise on anger/violence and that night I went back to my cell and thought about where were the violent thoughts and anger coming from inside of me. I learned that sometimes it was my perception of how I saw things. I also learned that I carried around a lot of hate and anger from as far back as my childhood. Even at the age of 43 I am learning that I have to change my entire way of thinking when it comes to dealing with anger. Believe it or not, people on the outside would be shocked if they knew the number of fights that could have happened in here if it wasn't for AVP. I am not saying that there are no fights in here, but I am saying that for us inmates who participate in AVP, we are more likely to resolve a conflict peacefully before it gets out of hand and turn violent. And to be that is so powerful. I think that AVP could and would benefit schools also.
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