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‘I Was a Ghost’: Why Joseff Persists in the Struggles of Reentry

  Reentry can be difficult, but Joseff isn't giving up just yet.

By Emily Harris Greene
May 2, 2018
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Celebrating Second Chances Across the Nation

Thank you for supporting second chances, working with us to tear down the walls of that second prison and the lies of social stigma—to truly offer a second chance.

By Emily Harris Greene
May 1, 2018
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Job Fair Offers Second Chances for Former Prisoners

  "I got up this morning, did my prayers, and just put the day in God's hands," says Joseff White.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 25, 2018
Falcon Contractors | FedEx Ground | houston | Insider | Posey Construction | Prison Fellowship Insider | Second Chance Hiring | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Texas | Word of Restoration International Church
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A Merry Christmas for the Victims of Hurricane Harvey

  "I thought it was going to rain for 40 days and 40 nights like Noah's ark."

By Emily Harris Greene
December 13, 2017
Angel Tree | houston | Hurricane Harvey | Hurricane Irma | Texas
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Hurricane Harvey Forces Prisoners to Relocate

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

By Emily Harris Greene
August 30, 2017
houston | Hurricane Harvey | Prison Fellowship Academy | Texas
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Prison Fellowship Academy: Turning Over a ‘New Leaf’

For Brandon, the New Leaf Project was a difficult class to attend, yet it was the most impactful.

By Ron Zifer
May 2, 2017
houston | Prison Fellowship Academy | Texas | The New Leaf Project
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Year in Review: When Do We Heal

For 40 years, Prison Fellowship® has been going into correctional facilities, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with those behind bars, and offering the hope of true transformation. Through the use of Bible-based programming, and with the help of thousands of committed volunteers, lives are being changed, hope is being restored, and darkness is being replaced with the promise of a future.

By Prison Fellowship
December 22, 2016
Heal | houston | Idalee | music | Reentry | Texas | Video | Year in Review
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New Life in Supermax Prison

The scene is one familiar to Christians. A pastor stands next to a man partially submerged in water.  With “Amazing Grace” playing in the background, the preacher intones, “As a confession [sic] of your faith that Jesus Christ is head of your life… I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”

By Steve Rempe
March 8, 2016
Estelle Unit | houston | Huntsville | Prison Baptisms | Supermax | Texas
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When Do We Heal?

Last fall, Prison Fellowship teamed up with singer-songwriter Idalee to create something unique—a music video, shot entirely inside a corrections facility, with a band composed of men from the prison.

"I had the amazing opportunity ... to bring this song, 'Heal,' into prison and perform it with prisoners," Idalee says.

By Steve Rempe
February 24, 2016
Heal | houston | Idalee | music | Reentry | Texas | Video
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A Transformed Life: Art Medina

By the time he was 15 years old, Arthur Medina was a runaway living on the streets in Texas. It wasn’t long before he turned to crime just to survive.

Art earned his living stealing cars and running them across the border.

By Prison Fellowship
July 1, 2015
houston | IFI | InnerChange | InnerChange Freedom Initiative | Texas | Transformation
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