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prison reform Continues to Gain Support from the White House
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Prison Reform Continues to Gain Support from the White House

  This week, members of Prison Fellowship met with White House leaders and others to discuss prison reform, which continues to gain support from the White House.

By Prison Fellowship
February 14, 2018
Grover Norquist | James Ackerman | Prison Reform | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Trump Administration | White House
From the CEO: The Reason Our Family Loves Angel Tree
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From the CEO: The Reason Our Family Loves Angel Tree

James Ackerman is the CEO of Prison Fellowship® and a longtime Angel Tree® volunteer. The following story was originally published for Jubilee®, and is reprinted here with permission. 

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By James J. Ackerman
December 6, 2016
Angel Tree | James Ackerman | Jubilee
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Help Bring the Joy of Christmas to Prisoners’ Children

If the changing leaves and cooler temperatures across much of the country are any indication, winter is coming. Soon, thoughts will turn to the holidays and the joys that come with having friends and families together for Christmastime.

But for 2.7 million children with at least one parent behind bars, the reality is quite different.

By Steve Rempe
October 20, 2016
Angel Tree | James Ackerman | Prison Fellowship Insider
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‘Let’s Go to Prison!’

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go into prison?

Prison Fellowship is introducing a new video series where viewers can see what it is like to take a message of transformation to men and women behind bars.

“Prison Fellowship Insider” will provide a chance to look behind the scenes of the ministry.

By Steve Rempe
September 29, 2016
James Ackerman | Prison Fellowship Insider | Video | Video Blog | volunteer
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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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Getting a New Life After Prison

The newly announced president and CEO of Prison Fellowship, James Ackerman, was recently interviewed on WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa. During the program, Ackerman described to host Jamie Johnson the work of Prison Fellowship, and how he came to be involved with prison ministry.

By Steve Rempe
July 26, 2016
Des Moines | InnerChange Freedom Initiative | Iowa | James Ackerman | Jamie Johnson | Newton | WHO Radio
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“We just can’t ignore 2.2 million incarcerated people in America.” —James Ackerman

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2016—While many bemoan the fact that the U.S. incarcerates 2.2 million men and women in its prisons and jails—a 500 percent increase over the last 40 years—James Ackerman has decided to do something more.

By Prison Fellowship
July 12, 2016
James Ackerman | President | Prison Fellowship

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