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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Advocacy & Reentry

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Statement Regarding the Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine

The prison population is one of society’s vulnerable communities.

By James J. Ackerman
January 14, 2021
COVID-19
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Prison Fellowship and CrossWalk Center Offer Hope in Reentry

Prison Fellowship and CrossWalk Center are partnering to place Houston-area Academy graduates in living-wage careers.

By Alyson R. Quinn
January 13, 2021
Reentry | Second Chance Employment | Second Chances
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The Power of a Partnership

Volunteer Nancy mentors women awaiting their release from prison. The incarcerated women, however, aren’t the only ones transformed by this mentorship.

By Stacia Ray
January 6, 2021
Mentoring Prisoners | Minnesota
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Congress Restores Access to Pell Grants for Incarcerated Students Seeking a Second Chance

Prison Fellowship applauds restoration of access to Pell Grants for incarcerated students seeking to become productive citizens.

By Prison Fellowship
December 17, 2020
Pell grants
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Defeating Doubt, Creating Change: How The Prison Fellowship Academy Prepares Returning Citizens for a New World

“I want so bad to help in the same way that I was helped.” Reentry can bring a whole new set of problems for returning citizens. Prison Fellowship Academy provides prisoners with the tools they need for reentry.

By Emily Harris Greene
December 8, 2020
Bibles for Prisoners | COVID-19 | Reentry
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How can Parole and Credit Policies Reduce Recidivism?

Parole and credit policies can ensure proportional punishment is served while also offering an active and intentional pathway to redemption.

By Prison Fellowship
December 7, 2020
Parole | Reentry | The Justice Chronicles
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  • Advocacy & Reentry
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Justice Ambassador Erica on Speaking Up for the Defeated, Deflated, and Discouraged

She witnessed her family and others being torn apart by incarceration. Now Erica is using her voice as a Justice Ambassador to help restore similar lives.

By Erica Averion
November 25, 2020
Florida | justice ambassador | Outrageous Justice
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Remembering Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr.: A Passion for The Prisoner

Prison Fellowship remembers Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr., a heavyweight in the fight for criminal justice reform and a long-serving member of our board of directors.

By Prison Fellowship
November 23, 2020
FIRST STEP Act | Justice Reform | Maryland | The Justice Declaration
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Prison Fellowship’s Statement on Joe Biden-Kamala Harris Election Victory

Prison Fellowship leadership urges new administration to advance policies helping men and women impacted by crime and incarceration become productive returning citizens.

By Prison Fellowship
November 17, 2020
Biden Administration | Criminal Justice Reform | Obama Administration | Trump Administration
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Restoring Voting Rights for Prisoners: How Felony Disenfranchisement Creates Second-Class Citizens

It’s election year, but not all Americans are eligible to vote. Felony disenfranchisement continues to create second-class citizens out of returning neighbors struggling to rebuild their lives after paying their debt to society.

By Emily Harris Greene
October 26, 2020
COVID-19 | Second Chances | Voting Rights
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