Prison Fellowship Marks 50 Years of Ministry with Historic Advances in the Federal Bureau of Prisons

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 13, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, is the first nonprofit to have a program classified as an evidence-based recidivism reduction program under the First Step Act by the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, released the following statement after the White House issued a Presidential Message on Second Chance Month.

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 29, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, released the following statement after the United States Senate declared April 2026 as Second Chance Month.

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, announced a nationwide Day of Action to urge Congress to pass a bicameral, bipartisan resolution that will be introduced in both chambers designating April 2026 as Second Chance Month.

WASHINGTON D.C., April 10, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, presented the 2026 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award to Pat Nolan for his decades of work in championing prison reform, second chances and safer communities.

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WASHINGTON D.C., April 1, 2026 —Prison Fellowship®, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, marks 50 years of prison ministry by declaring April 2026 as Second Chance Month.