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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: incarceration

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Seizing Second Chances

Behind bars Alex found God, learned the meaning of community, and gained a greater respect for others. Now he travels the country doing what he loves.

By Grayson Pope
March 11, 2019
In Prison | incarceration | Prison Fellowship Academy | Reentry | The Inspiration Series
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Shop and Give with Amazon Smile

Purchasing gifts for your friends and family this season? Did you know you can also give to Prison Fellowship through Amazon Smile at no extra cost to you?

By Rebekah L. Stratton
November 20, 2017
Christmas | crime | Cyber Monday | Donate | give | holiday | incarceration | Prison Fellowship | purchase | season | shop | shopping | Thanksgiving
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Incarceration and the Economy

Does prison really ensure justice and maintain public safety? What is the relationship between incarceration and the economy in America?

By Emily Harris Greene
July 27, 2017
Criminal Justice Reform | economy | employment | incarceration | Justice Reform
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Prison Fellowship and NFL Alumni Lift Up At-Risk Youth

At the 11th annual Angel Tree Football Clinic on Aug. 27, Prison Fellowship and the NFL Alumni of Northern California joined forces to give more than 200 at-risk kids, ages 7 to 13, an unforgettable day away from stresses and pressures.

By Alyson R. Quinn
September 2, 2016
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | incarceration | NFL | Prison Fellowship
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Life Re-Imagined

This Thanksgiving, Beth will be celebrating how God has continued to transform her and use her during this year since her release.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
October 26, 2015
BAMBI | incarceration | jail | ministry | mother and baby bonding | Prison | Prison Fellowship | Reentry | Support | Texas
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Less Incarceration, Less Crime

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As counterintuitive as it may seem, over the past five years both crime and imprisonment have declined. At least in 30 states.

Earlier today, The Pew Charitable Trusts released an infographic that illustrates this positive trend. According to its research, Pew found that between 2009 and 2014, the national imprisonment rate fell 7 percent, while the crime rate fell 15 percent (that’s half of the crime rate from 1991).

By Zoe Erler
September 28, 2015
crime rates | imprisonment | incarceration | The Pew Charitable Trusts
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Tempering Justice with Mercy

Stephanos Bibas, a professor of law and criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, has written a thoughtful piece in National Review on the state of incarceration in the United States.  Challenging presumptions of both left and right, Bibas argues that an effective system of corrections is one that holds people responsible for their behavior, but also seeks to forgive and restore those who have served their sentences.

By Steve Rempe
September 24, 2015
incarceration | National Review | Stephanos Bibas
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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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Angel Tree Makes Big Splash in Atlanta

As concert goers were serenaded by Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Crowder, and many more Christian artists, they also got to witness a very touching moment.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
September 8, 2015
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | incarceration | Prison | Prison Fellowship | prisoner | the fish
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More Than Legos

Hayden’s life collapsed the day his daddy went to prison. But today, Hayden is getting the love and support of caring Angel Tree volunteers and the church community where it all happens.

By Prison Fellowship
July 22, 2015
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