PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Carol S. Vance Unit

In Jominiq's home growing up, Christmas was a day he only saw celebrated on TV.

Hurricane Harvey's effect on the criminal justice system in Texas has been profound.

To for a free download of Idalee’s song, “Heal,” visit www.idalee.com/heal.

Last week, Prison Fellowship, in partnership with singer-songwriter Idalee, released “Heal,” a music video and documentary recorded at the Carol Vance correctional facility outside of Houston, Texas.  Idalee performed his new song with a band composed of residents from the facility, in front of an audience of their fellow prisoners.

This past Sunday was a time of great celebration at IFI. Eighteen formerly incarcerated men returned to the Carol Vance unit to graduate before their families and other program participants.

Kate Campbell is a summer intern with Prison Fellowship, working with Inside Journal. She is currently studying photojournalism at Boston University.

Recently, the Wisconsin State Journal published an article about a program called Reading Connections, which allows incarcerated fathers and mothers to record videos of themselves reading stories for their children.