PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Prison & Prisoners

Through a Second Chance Pell Grant pilot, Carai is overcoming his past and mapping a bright new future.

Murder led to decades behind bars. Danny thought his life was over, but prison ministry volunteers showed him how a new life was possible.

Even though we live in a world of instant communication through email, text messages, and social media, keeping in touch with America’s 2.2 million prisoners isn’t easy. But a new partnership is helping to change that.

Lately Prison Fellowship has seen a surge in the demand for God’s Word behind bars! Through the online Storehouse, chaplains can order Bibles in both English and Spanish, along with other resources. The response from prisoners and chaplains has been overwhelming.

America’s PPE shortage is endangering those who are at a high risk of contracting the disease. Meanwhile, a group of Chinese Christians want to help.

Children often think they are somehow to blame for a parent’s imprisonment. Reassure your kids that you are in prison because of what you did, not because of anything they did. They are not to blame.

COVID-19 forced Blackburn Correctional Center to close its doors to visitors, but that didn’t stop dedicated volunteers and DOC staff from serving incarcerated men.

Don’t downplay the symptoms of depression. Here are 13 ways to fight back against mental health issues.

Create: New Beginnings, Prison Fellowship's unique restorative art program for incarcerated women, recently celebrated a graduation in Oklahoma.

Prison Fellowship’s policy team releases interactive map of COVID-19’s impact on state and federal prisons across the United States.