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Paige, a single mom, works two jobs as a an inventory manager and production worker at a local warehouse to support her family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519613666725-521IZD33QFBDG5882QQN/184A4666.jpg Stories After dinner, Paige gives James his medicine in the form of a cannabis oil filled capsule. James takes about 45mg of CBD and THC/THCA oil throughout the day. The CBD helps reduce his seizures while the THC and THCA helps regulate his emotions and impulse control. “He is more able to recognize his own body and calm it down,” Paige said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519613995081-P55PTKIUOI081Q8HKRRC/184A4747.jpg Stories A various combination of pharmaceutical and cannabis derived medicines above the kitchen microwave. James is still not entirely pharm-free. He remains on a low dose of his former prescribed treatment along with the CBD, THC and THCA oils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519625830853-AIVI28GA2K9VZJB296IZ/184A2957.jpg Stories Travis Mackenzie examines the roots of a cannabis clone in one of the 24 growing rooms located in their west-Eugene indoor grow facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519625845494-QSC1B6CLAZKVKKP7KUDO/184A2981.jpg Stories Mackenzie and his team of growers use a unique growing process that demonstrates the benefits of ecology and biodiversity within the cannabis plant’s soil. Many of the cannabis plant's pots contain a variety of other species such as tomatoes, peas and a community of fungi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519625888391-ODP6L6AD0IQ83BBAHWID/184A2896.jpg Stories TJ’s CBD formula is a coconut oil based tincture that is made from an ethanol based extraction process. A single CBD plant can yield about 300,000 mg of cannabidiols, equivalent to over 100 years of medication for a single patient. “When I realized how tiny that dose was, I realized it would be practically free for me to offer this to other people,” Mackenzie says. “My donation really is the labor and the raw materials.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519626122380-QMZ2T6OX7HCA2TWIOVGG/184A3006.jpg Stories A finished bottle of TJ's CBD oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1520995756378-93VWEESMMNROH617ST1Z/20170818-184A8502.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1520995776337-T0GAYYXJ1EIVRSRPSRLW/184A6377.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492031497-YLJRSCQ99RURUHLV3N8S/184A8343.jpg Stories During his daily errands, Dave makes a stop at Wild Birds Unlimited to purchase some Birdseed for his new feeder. “When I was driving to and from work I realized I was using music as a distraction. About two years ago I turned the music off and just started to recognize what was around me… Seeing the seasons change”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492048844-K9FA4V1Z8UARNRWMIUSH/184A8380.jpg Stories Dave identified every species of bird that came through his backyard to feed. From the black-capped Chickadee to the House Sparrow, he recognized all their calls and feeding behaviors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492093418-XPYW7H7QS2XSMVZD71K2/184A8382.jpg Stories “Probably the biggest thing I took out of that first ten-week experience was this realization that I was not maximizing this wonderful place that is valley Oregon, and really the role that nature has in filling the spirituality of my personal journey”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492118161-PCVSTJG7CLOL3ZKVJ998/184A8392.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492185406-VS51A28I6TVHJR5GNQ4X/184A8432.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492207408-U4YR14XLJ7QD58YAI611/184A8434.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492268722-KTN0U2FQX61I6ES5U03X/184A8443.jpg Stories At the prison, Wilson has an extensive list of duties that includeoverseeing the institution’s food services, recreation, and correction rehabilitation section, while acting as a liaison of all programs, religious services and volunteers. His regimen flows into his life at home. The list contains a four-year vegetable rotation plan for the new garden he and his wife are starting in their backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492351834-QTVWEK5NJLRK6LGSOMIG/184A8459.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492372883-5AS2HZ4X9WRNYBKZ4OSC/184A8558.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492428646-M7YFXKNISJY4VBI4ZINA/184A8562.jpg Stories At home Wilson and his wife meditate twice a day, ten minutes in the morning and ten minutes before bed. On the weekends they complete their longer sessions. “We are beginning to explore some of the tenants and learning more and more about eastern philosophy and how the meditation and yoga apply to other aspects of our lives”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521492447340-S2892CAGTH5E4DL5LR5T/184A8590.jpg Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521408353612-1T1O6F8JXDK7BHKDBU23/184A6391_Boespflug_J466_OSP.jpg Stories In 2014, OSP implemented a mindfulness program aimed to aid the mental health of prison employees through meditation, breathing exercises, and self-care training. For many of the CO’s including Ashley, the mindfulness classes have dramatically improved the way they live and function both inside and outside of work. Ashley has continued to use the mindfulness tactics and strategies at home. Him and his significant other meditate at night to help guide sleep. He also continues to work in crisis intervention to help aid traumatic events for newer staff members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521407544696-3SZ3HHYE5NJ980T1HSNM/184A5983.jpg Stories 17 years ago, Jeremy Nofziger quit his job at a small-town John Deere dealer to pursue a career in corrections that could provide for his wife and three children. The constant exposure to the unpredictable and sometimes violent events of prison changed the way Nofziger viewed people outside of work and the way he acted at home with his family. After completing the mindfulness program, Nofziger now uses the stress relief tactics he learned throughout the course at home, including meditation with his wife every night before bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1521407594644-2LG09Q504XD58ALTXL1P/184A6002.jpg Stories Teresa Plummer worked in the police department for over 20 years before starting her career within corrections. Although she was familiar with the technical aspects of her new position, the atmosphere and culture within the prison was very different. “I had a lot of apprehension coming into the prison for the very first time. Knowing when I passed through that set of doors and having them close behind me meant that I was going to be surrounded by inmates, it was unnerving”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1520994746923-LN05CU2LPNPV1YMG4JHY/184A6406_Boespflug_J466_OSP.jpg Stories David Ashley is a third-generation corrections officer who has worked at the Oregon State Penitentiary for almost seven years. After returning home from serving multiple tours in Iraq, Ashley was seeking a job where he could transfer over his military training and experiences. The transition was difficult at first when he discovered many of his hard-edge military tactics and behaviors couldn’t function in a prison setting. “For the first couple months, I was constantly looking for trouble, looking for confrontation, and I found out that just wasn’t going to work”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1520994721584-RNAOABORNV5AX34KSPOQ/184A6417_Boespflug_J466_OSP.jpg Stories After being handed a set of keys and some simple instructions on how to open and close cell gates, Ashley began his correctional career. Early on he looked for guidance but was consistently ignored or disregarded. “Most staff won’t talk with you unless you have five years under your belt. 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You start having these expectations, you stop trusting people and you can find yourself being really isolated”, Ashley said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1520994809788-J347MOT6LN706CGX4Z76/184A6433.jpg Stories In 2014, OSP implemented a mindfulness program aimed to aid the mental health of prison employees through meditation, breathing exercises, and self-care training. For many of the CO’s including Ashley, the mindfulness classes have dramatically improved the way they live and function both inside and outside of work. Ashley has continued to use the mindfulness tactics and strategies at home. Him and his significant other partake in full body scans and meditation in the evening to help guide sleep. 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Over 17 million people live within the vast maze of rivers, swamps and islands known as the Mekong Delta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519629239240-ET4WK1IYPGZSX6CJGM9R/184A0274.jpg Mekong Delta Siblings pose for the camera in a small village along side a river of the Delta. Many people rely heavily upon the delta as a foundation for their way of life. This area is essential for fishing, agriculture and tourism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a935555af209610a9b4a77e/1519629227439-A7FXUGGM1LTYKYCKF5NM/184A0219.jpg Mekong Delta Vietnam's population is growing rapidly with over 25% of its population being under the age of 24. 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