Terry Kayser

Terry Kayser, a former Milwaukee police officer, came to AVP in 1995 in Minneapolis, Minn., after viewing a video of incarcerated youth produced by Bill Moyers and determining there is another way to deal with offenders. He facilitates in two state prisons, one federal, and one county correctional facility.

Transforming Power

Teaching Nonviolence in Prisons

High incarceration rates were supposed to make the United States safer for its law-abiding citizens. The best evidence indicates, however, that our increased rate of incarceration has not made society any safer. Nonviolent offenders are packed together with violent offenders into dangerous, crowded prisons, where violence is the rule. Upon release, inmates find reintegrating into society extremely difficult.