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The Support Triad: Using Agriculture and Liberal Spiritual Direction for Improved Outcomes from Carceral Peer Support Public Deposited

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  • The recidivism rate in New Mexico is much higher than the national average. This project argues that the use of a combination of effective reentry techniques will increase the efficacy of the demonstrated success of these efforts used separately. This research proposes an integrated support triad that brings together three evidence-based practices: peer support, pluralistic spiritual development, and agricultural therapy. Each of these approaches has demonstrated effectiveness when implemented independently, yet each also exhibits limitations. This model positions peer support workers, particularly those with lived experience of incarceration, as facilitators of spiritual development within an ecological, land-based context. In doing so, it offers a holistic, relational, and regenerative framework for reentry that aligns with emerging research on health, wellbeing, and desistance. The work outlines the rationale for this integration, examines the evidence supporting each component, and articulates how their combination can more effectively promote resilience, permit redemption, and support long-term flourishing and desistance.
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  • 05/29/2026

MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Davis, Jane E. The Support Triad: Using Agriculture and Liberal Spiritual Direction for Improved Outcomes From Carceral Peer Support. meadville.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8ca2433c-d976-41e8-b6a4-fcc75f5e9242?locale=en.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

D. J. E. The Support Triad: Using Agriculture and Liberal Spiritual Direction for Improved Outcomes from Carceral Peer Support. https://meadville.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8ca2433c-d976-41e8-b6a4-fcc75f5e9242?locale=en

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Davis, Jane E. The Support Triad: Using Agriculture and Liberal Spiritual Direction for Improved Outcomes From Carceral Peer Support. https://meadville.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8ca2433c-d976-41e8-b6a4-fcc75f5e9242?locale=en.

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