The End Violence Project is a non profit organization, created by Mahin Bina and a group of people with diverse backgrounds and nationalities with the shared vision of ending violence without violence.
The End Violence Project began in 1988. In 1990 Mahin was invited by Jerry Mims, a Lifer at Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania, to work with Lifers Inc. After working with the Lifers, Mahin created a new program inside Graterford. Jerry Mims and the first group of participants were strong partners of the End Violence Project for the invention of a new, transformational program inside the walls of prison.
The End Violence Project has been running continuously since 1990 and is currently the longest running Department of Corrections program in Pennsylvania with hundreds of participants having completed the Leadership Training and Transformational Thinking Workshop. The End Violence Project is also at other locations and continues to expand.
The success of our work is best summed up in the words of one Pennsylvania prison official:
“The guys who complete The End Violence Project program don’t come back to prison.”
The End Violence Project began in 1988. In 1990 Mahin was invited by Jerry Mims, a Lifer at Graterford Prison in Pennsylvania, to work with Lifers Inc. After working with the Lifers, Mahin created a new program inside Graterford. Jerry Mims and the first group of participants were strong partners of the End Violence Project for the invention of a new, transformational program inside the walls of prison.
The End Violence Project has been running continuously since 1990 and is currently the longest running Department of Corrections program in Pennsylvania with hundreds of participants having completed the Leadership Training and Transformational Thinking Workshop. The End Violence Project is also at other locations and continues to expand.
The success of our work is best summed up in the words of one Pennsylvania prison official:
“The guys who complete The End Violence Project program don’t come back to prison.”