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Lost and Found: One Prisoner’s Secret to Joy

Peaches followed her families footsteps all the way into prison. After having her first child while she was incarcerated she knew something had to change.

By Prison Fellowship
August 29, 2018
Chowchilla | Hope for Prisoners | Video | Women's Ministry
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Hope Brings Endless Possibilities to Incarcerated Women Like Kari

"Prison is a very volatile place. In one second, everything can change."

By Emily Harris Greene
May 9, 2018
California | Chowchilla
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How One Little Prayer Box Is Changing a Prison

Often in life, God redirects our paths using unexpected means. Robyn, a woman serving a prison sentence in California, knows this truth firsthand. God has used her prison time to build her faith more than she thought possible.

Robyn is a student in an intensive Christian leadership training program offered by Prison Fellowship at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla.

By Prison Fellowship
October 19, 2016
California | Chowchilla | In Prison | prayer box | Robyn
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Easter in Chowchilla

Over 3,000 prisoners at the Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California, joined with Prison Fellowship staff and volunteers in celebrating Jesus’ victory over death on Easter weekend.  Musicians, a comedian, and other performers entertained those assembled in the prison yard, while Pastor Tim Rolen shared the Good News of forgiveness through Jesus Christ.

By Steve Rempe
March 30, 2016
California | Chowchilla | Easter | Valley State Prison
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‘He’s Alive’ … Even in Prison: Prisoner Musician Shares Easter Song

On April 19, 2014, Prison Fellowship sponsored an Easter evangelistic event on the yard of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California.

By Prison Fellowship
April 2, 2015
California | Chowchilla | Easter | George Carter | Guitar | He's Alive | Singing | Valley State Prison

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