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June 15, 2023 38 mins

In this episode, Kalen McAllister speaks with Fleet Maull about Laughing Bear Bakery, and the resources and opportunities it gives those who are formerly incarcerated. 

  • Starting “The Laughing Bear Bakery” business focused on employing ex-prisoners on parole (https://laughingbearbakery.org/)
  • The barriers and rewards to starting a business of this nature
  • Active ways to build self-worth and dignity of parolees in transition

KALEN MCALLISTER Kalen McAllister is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, Dharma Transmitted 2012, former Prison Chaplain and volunteer, founder of Laughing Bear Bakery - a bakery that only hires ex-offenders

To Learn More About the Prison Mindfulness Institute, please visit www.prisonmindfulness.org

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