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Posted June 15, 2020
COVID-19 is keeping visitors out of prisons, but Flikshop has found a way to keep prisoners connected to their families.
It's easy for prisoners to walk out of prison on release day. But it's hard to re-enter the world they had left behind. Returning citizens face 44,000 legal restrictions on things like what kind of work they can do and where they can live—not to mention the social stigma that comes with having a criminal
Posted May 18, 2020
HEROES Act Includes Additional Funding for Reentry, COVID-19 Response, and Allows Entrepreneurs with a Criminal Past Access to the Paycheck Protection Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, applauded the criminal justice reform provisions included in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) in the U.S. House of Representatives—passed on Friday.
The $3 trillion legislative package reflects the House Democratic majority’s priorities for Congress's
Posted November 19, 2019
JUSTICE ACTION CENTERADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE THAT RESTORES
With 40 years of experience helping restore men and women behind bars, Prison Fellowship advocates for federal and state criminal justice reforms that transform those responsible for crime, validate victims, and encourage communities to play a role in creating a safe, redemptive, and just society. At the federal level, our priorities include prison reform, sentencing reform and ensuring resources for reentry.
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Posted October 29, 2019
At the Justice Declaration Symposium 2019, ERLC president Dr. Russell Moore challenged 80 pastors and church leaders to remember the prisoner.
In 2017, Prison Fellowship® launched the Justice Declaration, a statement proclaiming the unique responsibility and capacity of the Church to address crime and overincarceration. Since then, more than 4,700 Christians and prominent faith leaders have signed the declaration, including Dr. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern
Posted September 6, 2019
God's kingdom is built on a foundation of righteousness and justice.
Pastor Quovadis Marshall is a former prisoner and participant of a Prison Fellowship® program in Iowa. At the age of 19, he committed a crime that sent him to prison for seven years and four months. He had to leave behind his girlfriend and their 2-year-old daughter. Thanks to in-prison programming like the Prison Fellowship Academy®, Pastor Q, as he is often now called,
Posted July 31, 2019
Raised by Wiccan parents, Josiah thought Christians were "crazy" and made "no sense." But what he found in prison challenged everything he believed about them—and their God.
Eighteen months ago, Prison Fellowship volunteer Jeanne Fougerousse met an incarcerated man named Josiah*. Josiah was raised by Wiccan parents ("Wicca" is a contemporary witchcraft movement), who told him to keep his distance from "crazy" Christians because they "make no sense."
So, for most of his life, he didn't know
Posted April 12, 2019
ISSUE OVERVIEW
Today, educational programs are available in most state correctional facilities.[1] Studies have revealed that participation in education programs while incarcerated have resulted in a 43 percent lower recidivism rate.[2] Despite these positive results, very few prisons offer postsecondary courses. Historically, the availability of such courses used to be much greater. In 1965, President Johnson's administration sought to expand postsecondary education through the Higher Education Act.[3] The financial aid provided through this act was extended
Posted February 4, 2019
The History of the Prison Fellowship Academy
The Academy is the cornerstone program of Prison Fellowship. But what is it, and does it work?
by Grayson Pope
Darryl Brooks lived for the streets. He was using marijuana at 10 and selling drugs by middle school. He continued to sell as an adult, until he caught law enforcement's attention and received a 50-year sentence.
Five years into his sentence, Darryl trusted Jesus for his salvation. He says, "God wrecked my
Posted January 15, 2019
He was 94.
On Thursday, January 10, Tom Phillips passed away at the age of 94. Tom was a successful engineer and businessman, as well as the longtime president of Raytheon Co., but to the Colson family, he was a friend and mentor. In his memoir Born Again, Prison Fellowship® founder Charles Colson recounts how Tom led him to the Lord, a watershed moment that would redefine not just Colson's life, but the lives of hundreds
Posted July 18, 2018
Cliff didn't have much of a head start. His family was small and fractured.
"I had a rough, rebellious life growing up on the north side of Houston," Cliff says. "It was rough because my stepfather liked to drink a lot—so there was a lot of physical and verbal abuse in our home."
Pushed out of his home, Cliff started running with a crowd that led him to drugs and, eventually, prison.
"I take
Posted June 6, 2018
Handling money can be hard. Here are some ways to get in control of your finances.
MANAGING FAMILY FINANCES
Prison has a way of bringing everything to a screeching halt, especially your money. Suddenly, it’s a good day just to have enough in your account to make a phone call or buy a soda. Like most prisoners, you’ll likely find a way to survive the lean times while looking forward to freedom and cash flow again. But
Posted June 21, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) Evangelical Christian leaders are spearheading a campaign for criminal justice reform, calling for equitable punishment, alternatives to incarceration and a different take on the “tough on crime” language of the Trump administration.
“Our country's overreliance on incarceration fails to make us safer or to restore people and communities who have been harmed,” said James Ackerman, president and chief executive officer of Prison Fellowship, at a Tuesday (June 20) news conference at the National Press
Posted March 23, 2017
JOE AND AMY: A MIRACLE OF RECONCILIATION
Two lives ended on the night Amy died. Then God did something amazing.
“Not too far from where I live, there’s a sign,” Joe Avila says as he begins his story. “And it says, ‘Please do not drink and drive.’ And then there’s a smaller sign underneath that reads, ‘In honor of Amy Wall.’ “
He pauses briefly before speaking in a firm voice: “Amy Wall was a young lady
Posted February 9, 2017
Prison Fellowship® is looking forward to an exciting year advancing justice reform. Here are the highlights and what to expect:
APRIL IS SECOND CHANCE MONTH!
Posted October 25, 2016
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At Prison Fellowship, you have three key contacts:
Jim Forbes, director of communications, will coordinate the media coverage, both local, regional and national. Jim is responsible for all things related to Angel Tree media relations.  He is also available to give you tips and suggestions prior to conducting local interviews. (Direct: 8540)
Doris Girgis,