PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Incarcerated Women

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Creating New Beginnings Behind Bars and Online

Create: New Beginnings, Prison Fellowship's unique restorative art program for incarcerated women, recently celebrated a graduation in Oklahoma.

By Stephanie Segel
May 19, 2020
Create: New Beginnings | Incarcerated Women | Women's Ministry
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This March, Remember Women in Prison

Prison Fellowship is actively working to support women behind bars through a variety of ways.

By Prison Fellowship
March 5, 2020
Incarcerated Women
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When the Healing Begins: How a Life-Changing Program Revealed Amy’s Life Purpose

“I can never make the day of the accident vanish as if it didn’t exist. It happened. But I can be restored.” Amy, a Prison Fellowship Academy graduate, reveals what happened when she stopped running from God and finally began to grow.

By Women of Shakopee
June 19, 2019
Incarcerated Women | Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee
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Saved by Grace, a Gift Without Strings

"God's grace has changed me and made me into a totally different person."

By Women of Shakopee
March 5, 2019
Incarcerated Women | Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee
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Create: New Beginnings—Restoring Lives Through Art in Prison

The Create: New Beginnings workshop brings restoration behind bars through the healing power of art and community.

By Emily Andrews
March 4, 2019
California | Create: New Beginnings | Incarcerated Women
How Angel Tree Brought Healing to Anastasia’s Family
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How Angel Tree Brought Healing to Anastasia’s Family

Angel Tree brought healing to Anastasia's family and gave her a chance to love her two young children, even while behind bars.

By Emily Andrews
February 11, 2019
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What is the FIRST STEP Act?

The FIRST STEP Act is now law, but how will it affect America’s incarcerated? And what are our next steps?

By Emily Harris Greene
January 8, 2019
earned time credit | FIRST STEP Act | in-prison program | Incarcerated Women | Prison Reform | recidivism | Second Chances | Sentencing Reform
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The Only Way to Live: A Prisoner’s Calling

Angelina found her voice and her calling when she went to prison. Serving a long sentence, Angelina is helping lead women to walk better lives with Christ.

By Women of Shakopee
August 28, 2018
Incarcerated Women | Leadership | Letters from Inside | Prison Fellowship Academy
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Becoming a Better Mom in Prison

BECOMING A BETTER MOM IN PRISON By Jasmine of Shakopee

People might believe mothers in jail weren’t good mothers to their children.

I’m the mother of a witty 15-year-old son and a bubbly 8-year-old daughter. As a single mom, I proudly took on all the responsibilities of parenting.

By Women of Shakopee
July 30, 2018
Incarcerated Moms | Incarcerated Women | Letters from Inside | Prison Fellowship
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My Mother, My Accomplice

Kelsey and her mom had a destructive relationship, bonding over drug abuse and addiction.

By Women of Shakopee
June 25, 2018
Incarcerated Women | Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Recovery
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From Stumbling Blocks to Building Blocks

Susan blamed her mother for everything that went wrong in her life. Until Prison Fellowship Academy taught her about forgiveness.

By Women of Shakopee
May 15, 2018
Incarcerated Women | Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee
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Will Corrections Meet the Needs of Its Growing Female Prison Population?

Since 1980, the number of American women in prison has increased more than 700 percent. Can Corrections meet the needs of its growing female prison population?

By Emily Greene and Kate Trammell
March 19, 2018
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Planting Seeds of Hope in the Hearts of Incarcerated Women

"To know that I was going to make it meant everything."

By Emily Andrews
February 16, 2018
Angel Tree | Family | Fraud | Incarcerated Women | love | Prison Fellowship Academy
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A Wanderer Finds Her Roots

Roxanne went through a series of "firsts"—first boyfriend, first baby, and first time trying meth.

By Emily Andrews
February 9, 2018
Arizona | drug abuse | Incarcerated Women
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Don’t Take the Bait!

Darcy Jo knew how to hold a grudge. She struggled with forgiveness. and would rather end a friendship than confront her bitterness. So what changed?

By Women of Shakopee
February 5, 2018
Faith | Incarcerated Women | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Shakopee
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