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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Second Chance Stories

Second Chance Stories

Every person has dignity and potential. But 1 in 3 Americans has a criminal record, limiting their futures. Hear from former prisoners on life after prison, and join Prison Fellowship® as we unlock brighter futures for the 70 million Americans who have repaid their debt to society.

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Serving Time and Serving God

'This is a glimpse of God's story—God's transforming power through organizations like Prison Fellowship.'

By Emily Andrews
March 25, 2019
Angel Tree | Angel Tree Sports Clinic | Reentry | Second Chances
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D.C. Central Kitchen Offers Second Chances to Returning Citizens

Former drug addict and prisoner Jessica Towers is still in awe with how her life has turned out. Thanks to DC Central Kitchen, a nonprofit kitchen and training program, Jessica has a second chance she never dreamed was possible.

By Emily Andrews
March 18, 2019
DC Central Kitchen | DCCK | Second Chance Hiring | Washington DC
daughter of destiny
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Daughter of Destiny: How a Loving God Restored Annie’s Life

Part Two of Searching For a Happy Ending: 'I knew now that I was valuable, not in spite of my past but because of my past.'

By Emily Harris Greene
November 14, 2018
Daughters of Destiny | Incarcerated Women | Insider | Mel Goebel | Prison Fellowship Insider | women in prison | women prisoners | Women's Ministry
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Tracey Transformed: Taking Time to Commit to Change

How a mom with a secret found freedom in prison.

By Prison Fellowship
July 23, 2018
Incarcerated Mom | Incarcerated Women | Prison Fellowship Academy | women in prison
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Celebrating Recovery Day by Day

I realize I've learned to have a victorious life out here. ... Sometimes it can get rough, but I go back to what they taught me.

By Prison Fellowship
July 18, 2018
Celebrate Recovery | Insider | Prison Fellowship | Prison Fellowship Academy
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Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Raymond Hall

  Christ can build bridges over any divide and shine light in the darkest of places.

By Prison Fellowship
June 12, 2018
Insider | Jubilee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Prison Fellowship Insider | Raymond Hall | Second Chance
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‘Until the Lord Calls Me Home’

"I don't believe that God allowed me to leave prison so that I could kick up my feet and enjoy life. There's a lot of men who have done less than what I've done and are still in prison."

By Emily Harris Greene
April 9, 2018
Chicago | Chicago West Bible Church | Drug Addiction | Drug Dealing | Moody Bible Institute | Philadelphia | Reentry | Second Chance Month | Youth Justice
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Former Prisoner Helps People Get Back on Their Feet—Literally

  Once a violent thief, now Monroe Jennings is helping others get back on their feet--literally. "I just look at the freedom I walk in, and I thank God."

By Emily Harris Greene
February 7, 2018
divorce | Marriage | transformation story
the woman underneath the mask
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The Woman Underneath the Mask

"I just wanted somebody to tell me that I had value, and tell me to stop sticking a needle in my arm."

By Emily Andrews
January 22, 2018
Domestic Violence | Drug Addiction | Women's Ministry
Passion for Second Chances
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A Passion for Second Chances

Life is like a race. It's not how you start—it's how you finish.

By Prison Fellowship
June 2, 2017
Criminogenic | Feature Story | Fugitive | George Medley | Irene Medley | Marriage | recidivism | transformed life
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