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126 children received gifts through Angel Tree at Pursuit of God Transformation Center. Along with gifts, each family received a gift bag of food from Kroger with donated turkeys.
READ ARTICLEPrison Fellowship applauds members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for today's passage of the FIRST STEP Act in a strong, bipartisan vote. Reps. Doug Collins and Hakeem Jeffries introduced the prison reform initiative aimed at lowering recidivism and prison populations through rehabilitative programming.
READ ARTICLE"Thanks to the work of the Prison Fellowship and more than 100 other nonpartisan organizations such as Right on Crime, the Drug Policy Alliance, the American Civil Liberties Union, Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities, and federal agencies, real justice reform has momentum. Jail and prison populations are decreasing while the number of formerly incarcerated individuals with addiction and serious mental illness, now in treatment and returning to their communities, is growing."
READ ARTICLEAfter months of anticipation, a bipartisan bid at prison reform is making its way through a key committee in the US House. The FIRST STEP Act has the backing of both Christian groups and the White House.
READ ARTICLEIn the 1980s, legislators passed stiff drug laws in hopes of deterring crime. However, well-intentioned, these laws came at a cost--$7 billion a year paid by taxpayers to house America's growing prison population. The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act plans to change that.
READ ARTICLEEmily Colson, daughter of Prison Fellowship® founder Chuck Colson, shares why legislators, faith communities, and employers should embrace second chances and affirm the dignity of those who have turned their lives around.
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