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Prison Fellowship Leads Nationwide Day of Action Urging Congress To Pass Second Chance Month Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, announced a nationwide Day of Action to urge Congress to pass a bicameral, bipartisan resolution that will be introduced in both chambers designating April 2026 as Second Chance Month.

By Prison Fellowship
April 14, 2026
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Prison Fellowship Honors Pat Nolan with 2026 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award at Ceremony in Washington, DC.

Pat Nolan receives the 2026 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award in a rooftop ceremony near the U.S. Capitol. L to R: Heather Rice-Minus, Secretary Douglas A. Collins, Pat Nolan, and Gail Nolan.

WASHINGTON D.C., April 10, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, presented the 2026 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award to Pat Nolan for his decades of work in championing prison reform, second chances and safer communities.

By Prison Fellowship
April 10, 2026
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Prison Fellowship and Great American Pure Flix Partner To Bring Powerful Stories of Redemption to Streaming Audiences Nationwide

From Prison to Purpose: “Restoring Hope” Starts Streaming Exclusively on Great American Pure Flix on April 2 Faith-Forward Films Reveal Stories of Restoration from Men and Women Whose Painful Pasts and Harmful Choices Result in a Radical Encounter with Jesus

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By Prison Fellowship
April 2, 2026
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Prison Fellowship Declares April 2026 as Second Chance Month

WASHINGTON D.C., April 1, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, marks 50 years of prison ministry by declaring April 2026 as Second Chance Month.

By Prison Fellowship
April 1, 2026
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Prison Fellowship Inspires Children With a Mom or Dad in Prison To Dream Big at 2026 Super Bowl Bart Starr Awards Event

Juwan Johnson, tight end for the New Orleans Saints, signed autographs for Angel Tree kids at the 2026 Super Bowl Breakfast.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, today announced that Bay Area children, each with a parent in prison, had the opportunity to attend the Super Bowl Breakfast featuring the Bart Starr awards on Saturday, Feb.

By Prison Fellowship
February 10, 2026
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Prison Fellowship Awarded $5 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment Inc. To Broaden Its Reach in Sharing Stories of Radical Restoration

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 11, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, today announced that it has been awarded a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

By Prison Fellowship
December 11, 2025
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Prison Fellowship Urges Congress To Pass Safer Supervision Act With Day of Action on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 18, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, today announced it is holding a Day of Action on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass the Safer Supervision Act.

By Prison Fellowship
November 18, 2025
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Prison Fellowship Statement in Support of Religious Freedom for Incarcerated Individuals in Supreme Court Case

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 10, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, issued a statement today regarding the Supreme Court case Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety.

By Prison Fellowship
November 10, 2025
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Prison Fellowship Hosts First Grow Graduation at Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby, Montana

SHELBY, Mont., Aug. 15, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, hosted its first Prison Fellowship Grow graduation ceremony on Friday, Aug. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Crossroads Correctional Center located in Shelby, Mont.

By Prison Fellowship
August 15, 2025
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Prison Fellowship’s Statement After United States Senate Declares April 2025 as Second Chance Month

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, released the following statement after the United States Senate declared April 2025 as Second Chance Month.

By Prison Fellowship
April 29, 2025
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Prison Fellowship’s Statement on the Appointment of William ‘Billy’ Marshall III as Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, released the following statement after William ‘Billy’ Marshall III was appointed as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

By Prison Fellowship
April 21, 2025
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Prison Fellowship Convenes Day of Action Urging Congress To Pass Second Chance Month Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2025 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, today announced a groundbreaking Day of Action to urge Congress to pass a bicameral, bipartisan resolution that will be introduced in both chambers today designating April 2025 as Second Chance Month.

By Prison Fellowship
April 1, 2025
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Prison Fellowship Issues Statement on the Death of Robert Brooks

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 30, 2024 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, issued the following statement after the New York attorney general recently released body-camera footage showing officers of New York’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision beating a handcuffed Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility.

By Prison Fellowship
December 30, 2024
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Prison Fellowship Presents 2024 Colson Advocate of Hope Award to North Dakota Corrections Leader Colby Braun

North Dakota corrections leader Colby Braun was recently presented with the 2024 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award at a ceremony in Fargo.

By Prison Fellowship
September 13, 2024
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Prison Fellowship Second Chance Story Video Wins Silver Telly Award

Washington, D.C., July 22, 2024—Prison Fellowship, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, announced that its short storyteller video, From Lawbreaker to Lawmaker: The Power of Second Chances, has won a Silver Telly award in the General – Not for Profit category.

By Prison Fellowship
July 22, 2024
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