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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Folsom Prison

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Thirty-Two Years at Folsom Prison

For 32 years, Greg Hamilton has lived at Folsom Prison. Since then, both he and the prison have been transformed by faith.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 28, 2017
California | Folsom Prison | Video
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Francis Chan, Prison Fellowship Celebrate at Folsom

The yard at Folsom Prison was full of life last Friday as Prison Fellowship® hosted a special Good Friday Hope Event for over 500 prisoners.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 20, 2017
California | Folsom Prison
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Good Friday Hope Event: Finding Christ at Folsom Prison

"Do you mean Jesus still loves me, despite all that I did in my past?"  the prisoner standing next to me asked.

By Jim Forbes
April 19, 2017
California | Folsom Prison
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Restoring Bikes, Transforming Lives

Nearly every fourth Tuesday of the month, a shabby batch of bicycles arrives at the gates of Folsom State Prison.

Members of the Cameron Park Rotary Club collect the misfit bicycles from a warehouse in Diamond Springs, California, and send them off to Folsom to be repaired, repainted, and restored.

By Emily Andrews
August 17, 2016
California | Christmas | Folsom Prison | Reentry
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Leaders in Prison

For the last 20 years, the Willow Creek Association has presented the Global Leadership Summit, a two-day event that brings together leaders from both the business and church spheres.  This year the event was broadcast via satellite to over 300 venues around the world – including three locations not often considered for their leadership potential.

By Steve Rempe
August 18, 2014
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