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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Charles Colson

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The Glorious Defeat of Chuck Colson

When the Watergate Scandal broke, it changed American politics forever. But for one person, the scandal was only the beginning of a grand plan for restoration in America.

By Alyson R. Quinn
April 16, 2020
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Prison Fellowship Reacts to the Passing of Patty Colson

Prison Fellowship mourns the passing of Patty Colson, wife of our founder, Charles “Chuck” Colson.

By Prison Fellowship
March 28, 2020
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Celebrating Second Chances at Easter

In this Easter message of second chances and redemption, Prison Fellowship president and CEO James Ackerman looks back at Charles Colson's legacy.

By James J. Ackerman
April 19, 2019
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The History of the Prison Fellowship Academy

It’s the cornerstone program of Prison Fellowship, but what is the Academy, and does it work? Read more to learn how the Academy started and the bright future ahead of it.

By Grayson Pope
February 4, 2019
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How Chuck Colson’s Legacy of Hope Lives On

In this tribute to Chuck Colson, former prisoner Marty Angelo shares how Chuck Colson had a direct impact on his own life and transformation from disgraced producer to follower of Jesus Christ.

By Marty Angelo
April 16, 2018
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Justice Advocate Gene Mills Presented with Charles Colson Hope Award

Prison Fellowship presents Gene Mills with the 2017 Charles Colson Advocate of Hope Award for his role in advancing criminal justice reform in Louisiana.

By Prison Fellowship
February 2, 2018
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Finding Hope Behind Bars

In this week's Insider, Doug Gillquist, the executive director of strategic gifts at Prison Fellowship®, shares the story of a woman whose life seems hopeless at first glance.

"This gal had an incredibly tough background," Gillquist shares. "An abusive marriage. A second relationship outside of marriage where there was perhaps even more abuse …

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By Emily Harris Greene
December 19, 2016
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The Promise of Hope

A version of the following article originally aired as a BreakPoint commentary on August 18, 2016, and is reproduced here with permission. 

Charles W. “Chuck” Colson was packing his bags to go home, having served his time for a Watergate-related offense.

By John Stonestreet
August 18, 2016
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Announcing the 2016 Charles Colson Hope Award Honorees

On August 9, 1976—two years to the day that President Richard Nixon resigned from as President of the United States—Charles Colson founded Prison Fellowship. The former Nixon adviser, who spent seven months in a federal correctional facility after pleading guilty to Watergate-related charges, left prison a changed man, committed to “remembering the prisoner” and honoring the God-given value and potential of every person affected by crime and incarceration.

By Steve Rempe
August 9, 2016
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A New Honor for Chuck Colson

In 1987, Prison Fellowship founder Chuck Colson established the Wilberforce Award, an honor intended to celebrate and acknowledge men and women who have publicly lived out their Christian faith, and have had a positive impact on their communities and the world.

By Steve Rempe
March 30, 2016
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