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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Prison & Prisoners

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The Road to Redemption: Release Incentives for Prisoners

Prison Fellowship’s latest report, The Road to Redemption, examines how parole, earned time, and good time credits provide active forms of accountability and redemption.

By Emily Andrews
June 14, 2021
Parole | The Road to Redemption
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Championing Prison Chaplains on the Front Lines

During the most challenging time of their careers, chaplains looked to Prison Fellowship as they embraced new ways to serve the prisoners in their care.

By Emily Andrews
June 8, 2021
Chaplains | COVID-19 | COVID-19 Stories | Floodlight | The Storehouse
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Who Is My Neighbor?

Who is my neighbor? All we do—from within prison cells to halls of power—is in response to the biblical mandate "Love your neighbor as yourself."

By Maria Mallory White
June 3, 2021
Justice Reform | Prison Fellowship Academy | Who is My Neighbor?
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‘What God Can Do’: A Prison Yard Q&A with Lecrae and Jeff Walker

At a recent Hope Event, hip-hop artists Lecrae and Jeff Walker answered questions from prisoners.

By Emily Harris Greene
May 26, 2021
Lecrae | South Carolina
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A Treasure Hunt for Truth in an Oregon Prison

When wildfires raged near his prison, Dominic was evacuated to a new facility—and he left his most prized possession behind. Then he and his cellmate started a search that changed everything.

By Emily Andrews
May 25, 2021
Bibles for Prisoners | Mail Call | Oregon
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Mothers Behind Bars

More than half of the incarcerated women in state and federal prisons in this country are mothers to minor children.

By Emily Harris Greene
May 6, 2021
Caregivers | Women's Ministry
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Virtual ‘Live’ Event to Bring Hope to Hundreds of Men at Roswell Correctional

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

By Prison Fellowship
April 28, 2021
COVID-19 | COVID-19 News | New Mexico
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Prison Fellowship Reaches 100K Milestone in Bibles Distributed to the Incarcerated in Just Nine Months

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

By Prison Fellowship
April 27, 2021
Bibles for Prisoners
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Our Top 12 Inspiration Series Stories: A Year of Transformations

It's been a difficult year, but thanks to God, it has also been a year of transformation. To celebrate what God has done, here are our top 12 stories.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 27, 2021
Collateral Consequences | COVID-19
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Easter 2021: Celebrating the Hope We Have in Our Resurrected Savior

Prison Fellowship shares the Good News behind bars through hope events.

By Prison Fellowship
April 14, 2021
Easter
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President Biden Proclaims April 2021 as Second Chance Month

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

By Prison Fellowship
April 5, 2021
President Biden | Second Chance | Second Chance Month
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‘I Know He’s Working’: Celebrating the Hope of the Resurrection with Hip-Hop

Jeff Walker finished a 13-year prison sentence in South Carolina. He got a job, his own place, and custody of his daughter. On Good Friday he’s going back to prison—as a musical artist with a message of hope for the men he left behind.

By Alyson R. Quinn
March 31, 2021
Lecrae
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Church on the Yard: How One Man Gained Both a Calling and a Brother

When Raúl stopped hiding in Costa Rica and returned to the United States, he knew prison awaited him. He anticipated the trial, the sentencing, and the loneliness. But God had more in store.

By Joanna Breault
March 30, 2021
Florida
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Building a New Life: A Fugitive Who Couldn’t Outrun God’s Mercy

Raúl fled Communism, and then arrest. To build a new life, he would have to face his consequences.

By Joanna Breault
March 16, 2021
Angel Tree Christmas | Florida
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Hobby Lobby Joins Prison Fellowship in Effort to Improve Justice Outcomes in OK

Hobby Lobby joins Prison Fellowship to create a more restorative justice system in Oklahoma.

By Prison Fellowship
March 10, 2021
Oklahoma
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