
As we celebrate 50 years of Prison Fellowship, Chuck Colson’s original conviction drives our passion today: to see local churches walking in step with the Body of Christ behind bars and experiencing God’s transforming power together.
Emily Andrews is a managing editor at Prison Fellowship. Her work has appeared in HuffPost, Culture Honey, and others. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from George Mason University.

As we celebrate 50 years of Prison Fellowship, Chuck Colson’s original conviction drives our passion today: to see local churches walking in step with the Body of Christ behind bars and experiencing God’s transforming power together.

Kris saw his dad taken away in handcuffs and later followed in his father’s footsteps, cycling in and out of prison. He needed an escape plan.

She arrived at the parole office shivering and out of breath. The bitter Idaho winter showed no mercy; she prayed her parole officer would be different.

In a webinar hosted by Prison Fellowship and The Just Trust, voices with lived experience and professional expertise explored the topic of second chance hiring.

Thomas’ first week at an Angel Tree summer camp was challenging. What kept him coming back?

Nancy had a reputation in prison—but it’s not the one you’d expect.

Homelessness. Incarceration. Solitary confinement. Nick was in a dark place—until he found the one thing that could light his way home.

Local churches are building rich partnerships with Prison Fellowship to bring justice, mercy, and hope to our culture.

Dozens of women in state-issued uniforms gathered in the prison gym to see Lauren Daigle, their murmurs asking what might happen next—rain check or sound check?

Check out how America has come together over the past two years to support those affected by crime and incarceration.

Susanna discovered a unique and easy way to support Prison Fellowship—and through her giving, she’s helping to change lives and restore hope.

Partway through the Prison Fellowship Academy, “things got too real,” Mona says. Then she made a decision that changed everything.

Christians have a responsibility to examine our media sources and separate truth from spin. How do we apply a biblical lens to difficult issues like violent crime?

Marlin got drunk for the first time at age 6. By his 20s, he was a husband and father straining to keep his family together. Could anything bring him peace?

After years of addiction, Melvin was arrested for his part in a murder. Today, the man who once spent 23 hours a day locked in a cell now knows true freedom.