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Concord Prison Experiment
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<p>The Concord Prison Experiment, conducted from 1961 to 1963, was designed to evaluate whether the experiences produced by the psychoactive drug <a href="/facts/Psilocybin/0jGynLUX">psilocybin</a>, derived from <a href="/facts/Psilocybin_mushrooms/tJ29VHJY">psilocybin mushrooms</a>, combined with <a href="/facts/Psychotherapy/n2hDjaop">psychotherapy</a>, could inspire prisoners to leave their <a href="/facts/Psychopathy/ES1HW8bu">antisocial</a> lifestyles behind once they were released. How well it worked was to be judged by comparing the <a href="/facts/Recidivism/FXHxFokI">recidivism</a> rate of subjects who received psilocybin with the average for other Concord inmates. </p>