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Vote for the Prison Reform and Redemption Act Delayed

Prison Fellowship's response to today's delay of the Prison Reform and Redemption Act vote.

By Prison Fellowship
April 25, 2018
House of Representatives | Prison Reform | Prison Reform and Redemption Act
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White House Proclaims April 2018 as Second Chance Month

"We are fighting for those 65 million Americans with criminal records—one in four adults—who wish to regain their dignity and make important contributions to society."

By Prison Fellowship
March 31, 2018
President Trump | Second Chance Month | Trump Administration
Prisoner Rape Elimination Act
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Prison Fellowship Applauds Congressional Funding of Prison Rape Elimination Act

Prison Fellowship applauds a major funding increase for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) by the U.S. House of Representatives.

By Prison Fellowship
March 28, 2018
PREA | President Trump | Prison Rape Elimination Act | Rep. Bobby Scott | Rep. John Culberson | Rep. Jose Serrano | Rep. Randy Hultgren | Sen. Brian Schatz | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen | Sen. John Cornyn | Sen. Richard Shelby | Trump Administration
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Justice Advocate Gene Mills Presented with Charles Colson Hope Award

Prison Fellowship presents Gene Mills with the 2017 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award for his role in advancing criminal justice reform in Louisiana.

By Prison Fellowship
February 2, 2018
Advocate of Hope | Charles Colson | Charles Colson Hope Awards | Gene Mills | Louisiana | Louisiana Family Forum | Louisiana Family Forum Action | The Justice Declaration
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Prison Fellowship Congratulates MacArthur Foundation Winner

Prison Fellowship President and CEO James Ackerman Congratulates Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee

By Prison Fellowship
December 20, 2017
100&Change | International Rescue Committee | MacArthur Foundation | sesame workshop | University of Pennsylvania's Center for High Impact Philanthropy
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Speaker Ryan Puts Criminal Justice Reform at Top of His Priority List

Speaker of the House Praised by A Leading Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform

By Prison Fellowship
December 15, 2017
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Washington Tapped as New Vice President of Foundations and Corporate Sponsors

Natika Washington named to Prison Fellowship's leadership team.

By Prison Fellowship
August 1, 2017
‘Prison Fellowship Acquires ‘Daughters of Destiny’ Prison Ministry
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Prison Fellowship Acquires Daughters of Destiny Prison Ministry

Prison Fellowship expands outreach to incarcerated women.

By Prison Fellowship
July 5, 2017
Daughters of Destiny | Incarcerated Women | women in prison
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The Church Stands with the Justice Declaration

On June 20, Prison Fellowship® and its partners announced the launch of the Justice Declaration during a press conference.

By Emily Harris Greene
June 23, 2017
Criminal Justice Reform | The Justice Declaration
Evangelical Leaders Push for Criminal Justice Reform
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Evangelical Leaders Push for Criminal Justice Reform

Evangelical Christian leaders are spearheading a campaign for criminal justice reform, calling for equitable punishment, alternatives to incarceration and a different take on the “tough on crime” language of the Trump administration.

By Prison Fellowship
June 21, 2017
Barna Group | Colson Center For Christian Worldview; | Concert of Prayer Greater New York | Jeff Sessions | National Association of Evangelicals | Religion News Service | Southern Baptist Convention | The Justice Declaration | Trump Administration | U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Christian Leaders Sign the Justice Declaration
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Christian Leaders Sign the Justice Declaration

A historic moment for the Church in America.

By Emily Harris Greene
June 20, 2017
Prison Fellowship | The Justice Declaration
U.S. Senate Declares April Second Chance Month
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U.S. Senate Declares April Second Chance Month

On Tuesday, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution declaring April 2017 as "Second Chance Month."

By Prison Fellowship
April 26, 2017
Second Chance Act | Second Chance Month | Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) | Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) | Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) | US Senate
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‘Second Chance Month’—A Bipartisan National Movement

Update 3/31/2017–U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution that would designate April 2017 as "Second Chance Month."

By Emily Harris Greene
March 30, 2017
ACLU | Kockh Industries Inc | Lottie Joiner | NAACP | National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) | Ngozi Ndulue | Second Chance Month | Second Prison Project | The Heritage Foundation | Udi Ofer | USA Today
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Prison Fellowship and Celebrate Recovery Partner to Fight Addiction

Prison Fellowship® is partnering with Celebrate Recovery to provide addiction recovery programming to incarcerated men and women nationwide.

By Prison Fellowship
March 16, 2017
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Steven and Chuck: A Powerful Friendship

In the mid-1990s, multi-Dove Award-winning Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman formed a friendship with Prison Fellowship® founder Chuck Colson after reading Colson's book "Loving God."

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By Emily Harris Greene
March 8, 2017
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