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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Florida

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Justice Ambassador Erica on Speaking Up for the Defeated, Deflated, and Discouraged

She witnessed her family and others being torn apart by incarceration. Now Erica is using her voice as a Justice Ambassador to help restore similar lives.

By Erica Averion
November 25, 2020
Florida | justice ambassador | Outrageous Justice
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Planting Hope: Meet the 19-Year-Old Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Left in her grandmother's care, Tatianna would pray at Christmas and New Year's, 'I just want my mama here.'

By Emily Andrews
December 17, 2018
Angel Tree | Angel Tree Mentoring | Florida
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Yes on 4!

In a historic vote, Florida passes Amendment 4 and restores voting rights to the 1.5 million Floridians with a felony record.

By Emily Harris Greene
November 7, 2018
Florida | Second Chances | Voting Rights
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An Angel Tree Miracle in an Empty Living Room

"Jesus Christ came in and taught me how to parent my children because of Angel Tree."

By Emily Andrews
October 29, 2018
Angel Tree | Angel Tree Sports Clinic | Caregivers | children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Florida | football
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By the Grace of God: How Lázaro Found Riches Better Than Money

Lázaro hoped to get rich quick, but the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.

By Taylor Harris
October 22, 2018
Florida | Inside Journal | Prayer
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Five Ways to Help the Incarcerated and Their Families

“Justice that restores. What does that mean?  Who are we restoring? Where are we restoring them to?”

Prison Fellowship President and CEO James Ackerman asks these questions to a recent gathering of volunteers in Tampa, Florida. The answer, he suggests, can be found in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Learn to do right.

By Steve Rempe
September 26, 2016
Angel Tree | Florida | In-Prison | James Ackerman | Mentoring | Prayer | Reentry | Restoration | Tampa | volunteer
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Providing Books for Prisoners

The written word. It has the muscle to enlarge minds.

To touch hearts.

To educate and inspire.

That’s why Mike Oliver collects and organizes books each week that will be sent to Florida prisoners.

But there’s another reason.

Five years ago, Oliver, 72, was incarcerated and knows how good it felt to receive reading material while serving time.

By Heidi Baumstark
July 13, 2016
Florida | Mike Oliver | Open Books Bookstore | Pensacola | Prison Book Project | Second Prison Project
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Felony Disenfranchisement in America: 2015

A version of this post appears on the Justice Fellowship website.

In 2015, an estimated 5.8 million Americans are denied their right to vote.  Christian leaders who set policy should act to correct this affront on redemption, restoration, and hope in our communities.

By Craig DeRoche
November 24, 2015
Craig DeRoche | Florida | Jeb Bush | Jesse Wiese | Kentucky | Second Prison Project | Washington Post
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The Changing Face of the Modern Warden

What does it take to be a prison warden?

The answer to that question is rapidly shifting.

“Corrections has changed,” explains Warden Chris Hendry, Martin Correctional Institution (Indiantown, Florida). “We’re not ‘prison bosses’ anymore. We’re not in the same environment we used to be.”

By Zoe Erler
September 16, 2015
Burl Cain | Florida | incarceration | Leadership | Martin Correctional Institution | Pedro Moreno | Prison | Prison Fellowship | warden | Warden Exchange | Warden Hendry
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A Home for Davion

Long-time visitors to this blog may remember the story of Davion Only.  In 2013, the then-15-year-old Davion stepped in front of a church in Florida and asked if someone would adopt him.

Davion and Connie. (Reprinted with permission of The Tampa Bay Times.

By Steve Rempe
April 14, 2015
Connie Going | Davion | Davion Only | Florida | Foster Care | Tampa | Tampa Bay Times
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