How to Break a ‘Vicious Cycle’ of Incarceration

November 8, 2016 by Prison Fellowship

Bill Cameron describes his life in and out of prison as “a vicious cycle” of incarceration—a cycle he struggled to break.

In this week’s Prison Fellowship® “Insider,” Bill discusses how his involvement in Prison Fellowship programs made a radical difference in his life. “I had a heart change,” he explains. “I didn’t want to be that same Bill that I was before.”

Prison Fellowship offers people like Bill a chance for change. Through evidence-based curriculum, mentoring, leadership training, life-skills classes, and much more, Prison Fellowship goes behind bars to bring hope to the incarcerated. Those who are immersed in intensive Prison Fellowship programs are prepared to thrive in their communities upon release.

“I’ve heard that Prison Fellowship wants to put a program in every state,” says Bill Cameron. “If [Prison Fellowship] can change a guy like me, why can’t it help the next guy?”

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