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Searching for a Happy Ending: One Daughter’s Quest to Find Her Destiny

Before co-founding the women’s prison ministry Daughters of Destiny with her husband Mel, Annie Goebel was looking for a happy ending in all the wrong places.

By Emily Harris Greene
November 7, 2018
Daughters of Destiny | incarcerated mothers | Incarcerated Women | Juvenile Justice | women in prison | women prisoners | Women Unshackled | Women's Ministry | Youth Justice
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How a Passion for Crime Turned into a Heart for the Lost

  Brandon was on fire for crime, until a robbery put him behind bars. In prison, he would search for truth and meaning for his life. But would he find it?

By Emily Harris Greene
February 28, 2018
crime | education | In-Prison Ministry | Insider | Juvenile Justice | Mentoring | Prison Fellowship Insider | religion in Prison | Youth Justice
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Preparing for What Comes Next

  Nauschkoniwaheegh Hamilton followed his parents' example down a path of drugs and incarceration. Now he's a role model to the youth incarcerated with him.

By Emily Harris Greene
January 23, 2018
Juvenile Justice | nebraska | Youth Justice
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Let’s Speak Up for Youth Justice Reform!

The United States imprisons more of its people than that of any other nation. And the youth justice system is not immune.

By Emily Harris Greene
October 18, 2017
Alabama | Juvenile Justice | juvenile justice system | Tennessee | Youth Justice
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Youth in the System: Why Juvenile Justice Needs Reform

Guest writer Scott Larson of Straight Ahead Ministries shares the needs of youths in the juvenile justice system and how we can help.

By Scott Larson
October 12, 2017
Every Youth Every Facility | Juvenile Justice | Scott Larson | Straight Ahead Ministries
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Pedro’s Prison Education

There's someone waiting for Pedro on the other side of the prison's walls. Someone he doesn't want to fail.

By Emily Harris Greene
September 27, 2017
Angel Tree | Insider | Juvenile Justice | Prison Fellowship Insider | The Inspiration Series
Prison Fellowship Academy Impacts Minnesota Youth
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Prison Fellowship Academy Impacts Minnesota Youth

"I was certified as an adult when I was 17 years old and have been locked up for the last 15 years," Robert writes from the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Lino Lakes.

By Emily Andrews
January 25, 2017
Juvenile Delinquency | Juvenile Justice | Lino Lakes | Minnesota | Minnesota Correctional Facility | Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder | Prison Fellowship Academy | Restorative Justice
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Is Racism a Factor in Juvenile Justice Disparities?

According to this article, it's not uncommon for minors to be tried as adults in New Jersey. It's even less uncommon for them to be a minority.

Here's how it works:

If a young person—under the age of 18—commits a serious-enough crime, like robbery, drug trafficking, or murder, a county prosecutor can petition the court to try the minor as an adult.

By Zoe Erler
October 22, 2016
Juvenile Justice | New Jersey | Raise the Age
New Program Provides Second Chances for Philadelphia Students
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New Program Provides Second Chances for Philadelphia Students

Kevin Bethel was in charge of school police in Philadelphia when he started researching juvenile crime.

“I was shocked to see we were locking up 1,600 kids a year,” Bethel tells Philly.com. “And I was shocked to see the offenses kids were being locked up for.”

By Emily Andrews
October 7, 2016
Collateral Consequences | Juvenile Justice | Kevin Bethel | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | School | School Diversion Program
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A Restored, Purposeful Life

For Prison Fellowship Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy Craig DeRoche, justice reform is more than a job, it’s a passion developed from personal experience.

At the age of 34, DeRoche was elected Speaker of the House in the Michigan State Legislature—the youngest person to ever hold that position.

By Steve Rempe
September 22, 2016
Craig DeRoche | Detroit News | Juvenile Justice | Michigan | reform | Restoration | Transformation
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