Fritzi is a prison reform activist in the USA and founder of Compassion Prison Project (CPP). CPP's mission is to transform prisons in the USA and internationally into places of healing and education, so that the most traumatised people in our society can be cared for and supported. This is done through projects with incarcerated individuals and prison staff around adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma-informed practice. At least 98% of incarcerated people have at least one ACE and often they don't realise that they are frequently in fight or flight mode. The impact this has on them can be devastating and can lead to further sanctions being placed on them in prison. The life expectancy of prison officers is only 59 years old and a lot of that can be attributed to the traumatic events they deal with regularly. Fritzi's work is so important and is desperately needed in prisons around the world.
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