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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Reentry

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Healing Communities USA: Second Chances Close to Home

"Our outreach to the prisons can't overlook the families in our own church."

By Rev. Dr. Harold Dean Trulear
April 5, 2018
Breakpoint | Chuck Colson | Healing Communities USA | Philadelphia Leadership Foundation | Progressive National Baptist Convention | Station of Hope
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David’s Downfall

  "I was the king of my world," David says, but "once I felt my world was coming down around me, I needed to escape somewhere."

By Emily Harris Greene
April 4, 2018
Michigan
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Through the Eyes of Jesus

"The church just really loved me and took care of me. They were there to help me and didn't hold anything back."

By Emily Harris Greene
April 3, 2018
Assemblies of God | North Carolina | River of Life Community Church | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Virginia
Manslaughter to Mentor
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From Manslaughter to Mentor: How Brandy Found Purpose After Prison

Convicted of manslaughter, Brandy served over 6 years before she got a second chance at life. Now she helps others do the same as a mentor.

By Grayson Pope
April 2, 2018
Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Second Chance Month | Second Chances
Second Chance Month Celebrates Dignity
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Second Chance Month Celebrates Human Dignity

Second Chance Month is a nationwide campaign to celebrate the dignity and potential of those with a criminal record during April.

By Alyson R. Quinn
March 26, 2018
Second Chance Month | Second Chances
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District of Columbia Declares April 2018 Second Chance Month

Recognizing the need for second chances, Washington, D.C. has declared April 2018 as Second Chance Month.

By Emily Harris Greene
March 20, 2018
Mayor's Office on Returning Citizens Affairs | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | the road to second chances | Washington DC
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When There’s More than One ‘Right Choice’

In prison, making decisions isn't very difficult: make the right choice and you'll disappear into the crowd. But what happens when there's more than one 'right choice?'

By Emily Harris Greene
March 7, 2018
Pat Nolan | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | The Shortimer Handbook | when prisoners return
What to Do When Relapse Threatens
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What to Do When Relapse Threatens

Can addicts stop themselves from relapsing? Celebrate Recovery and Teen Challenge share what to do when relapse threatens.

By Stacia Ray
February 27, 2018
Addiction Recovery | Celebrate Recovery | Dr. Timothy B. Walsh | Drug Addiction | Jeannine Hale | Minnesota | Recovery | Teen Challenge
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A Harsh Awakening: How Audrey Surrendered to God

Going to prison was a harsh awakening for Audrey. She couldn't relate to the other prisoners, and felt as though she was trapped on an alien world.

By Audrey Fay
February 26, 2018
Angel Tree | California | Chuck Colson | Reentry | social stigma | TUMI
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Former Prisoner Helps People Get Back on Their Feet—Literally

Once a violent thief, now Monroe Jennings is helping others get back on their feet--literally. "I just look at the freedom I walk in, and I thank God."

By Emily Harris Greene
February 7, 2018
Louisiana | Video
america is ready for prison reform
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America is Ready for Prison Reform—Will Washington Respond?

  During his first State of the Union address, President Trump declared that former inmates who have served their time deserve a second chance. America is ready for prison reform, but will Washington act?

By Emily Harris Greene
February 5, 2018
Craig DeRoche | Criminal Justice Reforms | Donald Trump | Faith and Freedom Coalition | President Trump | Prison Reform | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Sentencing Reform | SOTU | State of the Union | Tim Head
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The Lies I Told Myself

And the truths that set me free. Annie Goebel shares her experience behind bars on the spiritual needs of incarcerated women.

By Annie Goebel
January 23, 2018
Daughters of Destiny | Incarcerated Women | Sexual Abuse | Women's Ministry
the woman underneath the mask
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The Woman Underneath the Mask

"I just wanted somebody to tell me that I had value, and tell me to stop sticking a needle in my arm."

By Emily Andrews
January 22, 2018
Domestic Violence | Drug Addiction | Women's Ministry
From Living in Prison to Living with Prisoners
  • Reentry
Living with Former Prisoners

 : "Eight months ago, I started bringing ex-convicts into my house."

By Emily Harris Greene
January 16, 2018
Cornerstone New Hope Ministries | Jordan Jeske
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Band of Brothers

  "We're not just a crew; we're a family."

By Emily Harris Greene
January 10, 2018
Cornerstone General Automotive | Cornerstone Hauling and Gardening | Cornerstone New Hope Ministries | Jordan Jeske
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