Can you believe abandoning a snowmobile in a life-threatening blizzard or digging up arrowheads can result in criminal charges?

These are a few unfortunate examples of “overcriminalization.”

New criminal laws that do not include a criminal intent requirement and the duplication of federal criminal laws that already exist at the state level have made it impossible for reasonable citizens to know all the criminal laws and regulations that could land them in jail or prison.

The Gospel tells us the good news:  that Christ died on the cross so that each of us can enter into fellowship with Him (1 Corinthians 1:9).

We are also called to have fellowship with one another (1 John 1:7).  Prison Fellowship Ministries, as indicated by our title, seeks to cultivate fellowship inside prison walls.  

Whether it’s the debt ceiling, gun control, or other hot topics in politics, it seems like Congress is paralyzed by partisan gridlock.  However, Justice Fellowship – the advocacy arm of Prison Fellowship Ministries – is excited to be part of fostering growing bipartisan agreement on criminal justice reform, an issue that has bitterly divided liberals and conservatives for years.