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Not an Ex-Con: Special Zoom Graduation Celebrates Prison Fellowship Academy Grads

COVID-19 forced Blackburn Correctional Center to close its doors to visitors, but that didn’t stop dedicated volunteers and DOC staff from serving incarcerated men.

By Grayson Pope
June 10, 2020
COVID-19 | COVID-19 Stories | Kentucky
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The Weight of Reentry: Success After Prison with Fit Results

Luis Centeno had served his time. Now he was getting out. But he soon discovered that being released from prison wasn’t the same as gaining his freedom. After his job search kept hitting dead ends, he decided to turn his hobby into a career.

By Grayson Pope
June 1, 2020
COVID-19 Stories | Illinois | Second Chance Employment | Second Chance Month
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The Cleveland Cavaliers Go Behind Bars with Prison Fellowship

Represent Justice, Prison Fellowship, Plus One Society, and the Cleveland Cavaliers partnered to shine a light on the hope and redemption found inside an Ohio prison.

By Grayson Pope
April 29, 2020
NBA | Video
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Justice That Restores Is Restoration for All

Heather Rice-Minus, Prison Fellowship’s vice president of government affairs and church mobilization, tells us why a restorative approach to justice is important.

By Grayson Pope
April 23, 2020
Justice that restores
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Set Free: This Is What Release Day Looks Like

It's release day, and William Jones is going home to his family. Prison Fellowship goes behind bars to capture what it's like to be freed from prison.

By Grayson Pope
April 21, 2020
Carol S. Vance Unit | Prison Fellowship Academy | Texas | Video
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What Christians Think About Prison Conditions and Caring for Prisoners

Prison Fellowship commissioned Barna Group to survey Christians in America about prison conditions and caring for prisoners. Here’s what we learned.

By Grayson Pope
March 18, 2020
Barna Group | Justice Reform
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Social Justice: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How You Can Get Involved

The term “social justice” can be misunderstood. Prison Fellowship’s Craig DeRoche explains what social justice is and why it’s important for all Christians.

By Grayson Pope
February 12, 2020
Criminal Justice Reform | q&a
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Why Religious Liberty Matters

Freedom of religion is called the first freedom for a reason. Our Founding Fathers recognized that without freedom of conscience, no other freedom can be guaranteed.

By Grayson Pope
January 16, 2020
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
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The Church of Acts OKC Brings the Church to Prisoners

Most of the people at the Church of Acts in Oklahoma City are coming from addiction, homelessness, or prison. Read what it’s like inside the self-proclaimed ‘church of liars, dreamers, and misfits,’ and why so many former prisoners are finding a home there.

By Grayson Pope
January 15, 2020
Oklahoma | Second Chance Sunday
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What’s It Like to Advocate for Justice Reform? (Video)

Are you interested in advocacy or on the fence about getting involved in justice reform? See what happened when a husband and wife experienced their first Congressional meetings to lobby for change.

By Grayson Pope
December 12, 2019
education | Pell grants | The Justice Declaration
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  • Prison & Prisoners
Back to Basics: A Community of Transformation

Going on lockdown at a correctional facility can put the entire population—prisoners and correctional officers—on edge. In a world where it's, "Every man for himself!" can community thrive?

By Grayson Pope
December 5, 2019
Oklahoma | Prison Fellowship Academy | Values of Good Citizenship
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This Christmas, Give a Gift that Keeps Giving All Year Round

  Through Christmas presents and loving volunteers and churches, Angel Tree takes what begins as a tragedy for many families—the incarceration of their loved one—and turns it into a blessing.

By Grayson Pope
December 3, 2019
Angel Tree Camping | Angel Tree Sports Clinic
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Kids, You’re Not In This Alone

Freelance photographer Erica Daniels’ father was incarcerated when she was a young girl. Years later, she found herself snapping photos of kids with a similar story and reflecting on her past. “I love seeing kids have fun. They're just free here.”

By Grayson Pope
November 14, 2019
Angel Tree Camping
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  • Advocacy & Reentry
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Why Prison Fellowship is Equipping Pastors to Restore Those Affected by Crime and Incarceration

The Justice Declaration Symposium trained pastors to be like first responders, running into the problem instead of away from it.

By Grayson Pope
October 15, 2019
Justice Reform
Raising Up a New Life in a New Year
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Raising Up New Life in Prison

It takes courage to be baptized—especially when you’re a prisoner. But that didn’t stop a group of men inside one Texas prison from stepping out in faith.

By Grayson Pope
October 1, 2019
Carol S. Vance Unit | Texas
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