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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Letters from Inside

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‘I Have Hope for the Future’: One Woman’s Letter from a Nebraska Prison

Sammi’s faith and hope were fading fast. Then she joined Prison Fellowship Academy. Today, she isn’t the same woman who first walked into that Nebraska prison.

By Emily Andrews
January 5, 2021
Good Citizenship | Letters from Inside | Prison Fellowship Academy
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A Chance to Bloom: Women at Shakopee Prison Are Being Transformed

Things run a little differently at Minnesota Correction Facility—Shakopee. Here, female prisoners engage in community and in-prison programing like the Prison Fellowship Academy.

By Emily Harris Greene
July 24, 2019
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee
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A Deeper Relationship: How the Prison Fellowship Academy Shares Hope

  After her addiction sent her to prison, Amber knew she needed help. But recovery programs just didn’t seem to work. She needed something more. She needed a deeper relationship. She needed the Gospel.

By Prison Fellowship
July 3, 2019
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Prison Fellowship Insider
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A Soldier for Christ: How Emily Found Purpose and Community Behind Bars

  For years, Emily desired to join the Marines. But her life took a drastically different route. Could the Prison Fellowship Academy help her find her way?

By Emily Harris Greene
June 26, 2019
Letters from Inside | Minnesota | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee
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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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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

"Letters from Inside" is a blog series featuring incarcerated women at Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee, where Prison Fellowship® runs one of its Prison Fellowship Academy™ sites. Hear from women who are not only serving time for crimes but are now trying to live their lives for Jesus behind bars.

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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