DA wants criminals to meditate as part of “anti-burnout program”

Put down the shiv, go sit in a corner and quietly chant.

Hardened criminals locked away in gritty city jails can now look forward to getting some inner peace through stress-reducing transcendental meditation classes, courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

The healing will begin as early as April for incarcerated “at risk” juvenile and adult inmates in addition to non-criminals including domestic-violence survivors and sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a notice in the city record.  Read more…