PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Prison Fellowship Academy

Developing prosocial, gospel-centered culture in prisons can foster restoration and help develop good citizens and change agents.

In prison, Brooke was drawn to the thrill of "the game" and seeing what she could get away with. She wanted to change—but would she?

For years she had led women into deeper relationship with Jesus. Her unexpected journey into prison was an answer to prayer.

Prison Fellowship and CrossWalk Center are partnering to place Houston-area Academy graduates in living-wage careers.

James received a sentence of 25 years to life behind bars. In the Academy, he has found a new reason to live—even if he’s never released.

Volunteer Nancy mentors women awaiting their release from prison. The incarcerated women, however, aren’t the only ones transformed by this mentorship.

Incarcerated father Chris looked forward to seeing his family, but prison visits were usually awkward. Angel Tree helped to change that.

Roderick spent years addicted to crack cocaine and the lifestyle that came with it. In prison, everything changed. Now he’s a mentor, showing other men how to find freedom.

What made Lori a “perfect fit” for prison ministry wasn’t only her education or experience. It was a willingness to serve.

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.

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

An in-prison sewing club—which includes several Prison Fellowship Academy® participants—is helping to protect Oklahoma City from COVID-19, one handmade mask at a time.

Why would a 40-something, single mom of two spend her days volunteering behind bars at a men’s prison?

Deep transformation doesn't happen overnight. Prison Fellowship Academy participants develop and practice the biblically based values of Good Citizenship.

Prison Fellowship ended 2019 with 101 Academy sites established nationwide. We're seeing lives transformed behind bars, one story at a time.