Programs such as Tae Bo, t'ai chi, yoga and art therapy are offered to prisoners at the detention center and paid for with tax dollars. AOL News reported that deputy county manager of public safety Tom Swisstack has said cuts are coming, though he hasn't said which programs.
“I imagine in the next 60 days, you're not going to see all of these programs necessarily in place,” he told KOAT ABC 7 .
He said he isn't ready yet to cut the meditative classes.
“Those are the kinds of things that sound like they're touchy feely, but those are also the kinds of things that have helped in some cases, quite honestly in many cases, break the barriers that treatment could actually then start,” he said.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Michael Wiener told KOAT he's concerned about how much programs are costing but expressed faith that Swisstack would make the right decision.
The Albuquerque detention center isn't the only rehabilitation center that has incorporated yoga into its programs. San Quentin State Prison, famous for hosting a live Johnny Cash concert in 1969, offers a program taught by volunteer James Fox, who the San Francisco Chronicle said believes yoga can less the rage and addiction common in many inmates' lives. (MORE)
Source: My FOX Boston
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