PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Press Releases

Greensboro Native and Almond Connection founder Sheena Beasley to receive 2021 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award.

Prison Fellowship and Walmart are launching the Opportunity Kids Collaborative, a nationwide movement geared at connecting children in distressed communities of color to a network of support.

Prison Fellowship applauds the House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan EQUAL Act, addressing the crack powder cocaine disparity in sentencing.

Prison Fellowship Issues Statements Regarding FBI Report Citing the Largest Single Year Increase in Homicide Crimes, Despite Decrease in Overall Crime Rate by 5 Percent from 2019

Prison Fellowship to award Lee and Louise Sundet the 2020 Charles Colson Legacy of Hope Award Tuesday in Minnetonka Beach, MN.

Prison Fellowship awarded the Bush Foundation Grant to assess and improve prison culture in North Dakota correctional facilities.

Partnership with GTL to Restore Hope and Opportunity by Creating Good Citizenship

Partnership will Produce a Daily Bible Devotional to be Distributed to More Than 100,000 Men and Women in Prisons Across the United States

Founder of Flikshop® and his mother, the Rev. Dr. Sylvia Bullock, presented with 2020 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award

Civil rights, faith, law enforcement, and justice reform organizations urge Department of Education to prioritize Pell grant restoration for incarcerated students.

U.S. Senate resolution supports breaking down unnecessary barriers for people with criminal records.

The “Alternatives to Incarceration Act” and the “Re-entry Success Act” are now headed to Governor Lee’s desk for signature.

Church on the Move to host Hope Event on Sunday evening, featuring Richard Acuna, Serena Steenjoldt, and live streamed into Roswell Correction Center.

During the peak of the pandemic, one hundred thousand of Tyndale’s Life Recovery Bibles were distributed to incarcerated men and women.

White House Proclamation Recognizes Second Chance Month—An Effort by Prison Fellowship to Unlock Better Futures for Formerly Incarcerated People