Sanford Nidich, Angela Seng, Blaze Compton, Tom O’Connor, John W Salerno, Randi Nidich. Transcendental Meditation and Reduced Trauma Symptoms in Female Inmates: A Randomized Controlled Study. Permanente Journal 2017;21:16-008. (article) (editorial)
Sanford Nidich, Tom O’Connor, Thomas Rutledge, Jeff Duncan, Blaze Compton, Angela Seng, Randi Nidich. Reduced Trauma Symptoms and Perceived Stress in Male Prison Inmates through the Transcendental Meditation Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Permanente Journal 2016 Fall;20(4):16-007. (article) (related editorial)
Samuel Himelstein. Meditation Research: The State of the Art in Correctional Settings. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 2011(June);55(4):646-661 (abstract)
Farrokh Anklesaria and Scott T. Lary. A New Approach To Offender Rehabilitation: Maharishi's Integrated System of Rehabilitation. Journal of Correctional Education 1992(March);43(1):6-13 (abstract)
Catherine R. Bleick, Allan I. Abrams. The transcendental meditation program and criminal recidivism in California. Journal of Criminal Justice 1987;15(3):211–230 (abstract)
Michael C. Dillbeck & Allan I. Abrams. The Application of the Transcendental Meditation Program to Corrections. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 1987;11(1-2):111-132 (abstract)
“Transcendental Meditation in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention”, special volume of the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 2003;36 (issues 1-4) (Overview and table of contents) This special volume presents a wide range of research showing that the practice of Transcendental Meditation can significantly reduce crime, criminal aggression, violence, recidivism, terrorism, and even international conflict, while simultaneously developing higher levels of psychological functioning—higher states of consciousness—in TM practitioners (article titles and abstracts - click and scroll down). Alternate links to selected abstracts:
First Prison Study Using the Transcendental Meditation Program La Tuna Federal Penitentiary, 1971 abstract
Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Recidivism Among Former Inmates of Folsom Prison Survival Analysis of 15-Year Follow-Up Data abstract