Prison Fellowship

  • DONATE
    • One-Time
    • Monthly
    • Angel Tree
    • Other Ways to Give
  • GET INVOLVED
    • All Options
    • Subscribe
    • Angel Tree Christmas
    • Start a Fundraiser
    • Pray With Us
    • Justice Action Center
    • Share on Social
Search
  • STORIES
    • Stories
    • Blog
    • Videos
    • The Restoration Series [Videos]
  • WHAT WE DO
    • Why Help Prisoners?
    • What We Do
    • In-Prison
      • Prison Fellowship Academy
      • In-Prison Programs
      • Hope Events
      • Inside Journal
      • Women’s Ministry
      • Create: New Beginnings
    • Angel Tree
      • Register your church or group for Angel Tree
      • Prison Fellowship Angel Tree
      • Angel Tree Christmas
      • Angel Tree Camping
      • Angel Tree Sports Camp
    • Justice Reform
      • Justice Reform
      • Second Chance Month
      • News & Updates
      • Sign the Justice Declaration
      • Get a Copy of Outrageous Justice
    • Warden Exchange
    • Church Partners
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Preparing Prisoners for Reentry
    • Research and Evaluation
      • Good Citizenship Model®
  • RESOURCES
    • Subscribe to Our Email
    • Support for Friends and Family of Prisoners
      • Resources for Friends and Family of Prisoners
      • Coping with Incarceration
      • Resources for Prisoners
      • Resources for Children of Prisoners
      • Supporting Successful Prisoner Reentry
      • Subscribe To The Hope Connection
    • Resources for Churches and Volunteers
      • Resources for Churches and Volunteers
      • In-Prison Ministry
      • Reentry Ministry
      • Family Ministry
      • Justice Reform
      • Mentoring Ministry
    • Angel Tree Coordinator Training
    • Resources for Chaplains
    • Resources for D.O.C.
    • Justice Reform Resources
    • Create: New Beginnings Book
    • Share on Social
  • ABOUT US
    • Our Beliefs
    • Mission & Vision
    • Financials
      • Financials
      • 2024 Annual Report
    • Employment
    • Contact Us
    • In The News
    • Leadership
    • Chuck Colson
      • About Chuck Colson
      • The Charles Colson Hope Awards

PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Mentoring Prisoners

two prisoners pray with a prison fellowship staff member on the prison yard
  • Prison & Prisoners
  • Prison Fellowship Academy
The Power of a Partnership

Volunteer Nancy mentors women awaiting their release from prison. The incarcerated women, however, aren’t the only ones transformed by this mentorship.

By Stacia Ray
January 6, 2021
Mentoring Prisoners | Minnesota
Manslaughter to Mentor
  • Feature Stories
  • Reentry
From Manslaughter to Mentor: How Brandy Found Purpose After Prison

Convicted of manslaughter, Brandy served over 6 years before she got a second chance at life. Now she helps others do the same as a mentor.

By Grayson Pope
April 2, 2018
Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Second Chance Month | Second Chances
biblical mentor elizabeth and mary
  • Feature Stories
Biblical Mentors: Elizabeth–Mother, Sister, Friend

"Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!"

By Emily Harris Greene
May 16, 2017
Elizabeth | incarcerated mothers | Mary | Mentoring Prisoners | mothers | women in prison | women of faith
Changed Hearts in Solitary Confinement
  • Feature Stories
  • Prison & Prisoners
Throwback Thursday: Changed Hearts in Solitary Confinement

"Javier,* what has happened to your heart?" I asked. I brushed tears from my eyes as I glanced away from his tightly cuffed wrists.

By Prison Fellowship
May 4, 2017
Mentoring Prisoners | Pennsylvania | Solitary Confinement
House mentoring restores prisoners
  • Feature Stories
  • Prison & Prisoners
To Isolate or Invest? How Mentoring Restores Prisoners

Cindy Sanford is a self-proclaimed "tough on crime" advocate whose accidental meeting with a juvenile lifer strengthened her faith and led her into prison ministry. She is a registered nurse and the wife of a retired law enforcement officer.  Cindy and her husband Keith are both official visitors for the Pennsylvania Prison Society. 

By Cindy Sanford
February 8, 2017
In-Prison Mentor | isolation | Mentoring Prisoners | Solitary Confinement
Questions for mentor 3
  • Feature Stories
  • Prison & Prisoners
  • Reentry
Would You Make a Good Mentor – Part II

Part II in Prison Fellowship's Mentoring Prisoners series: Check out these 3 important questions for mentors. Would you make a good mentor?

By Zoe Erler and Dan Kingery
January 26, 2017
In-Prison Mentor | In-Prison Ministry | mentor | Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Reentry
Mentoring prisoners image 1
  • Feature Stories
  • Prison & Prisoners
  • Reentry
Would You Make a Good Mentor? – Part I

Do you want to help prisoners and former prisoners thrive? Read Part One of our Mentoring Prisoners series to learn how to be a good mentor to prisoners.

By Zoe Erler and Dan Kingery
January 18, 2017
In-Prison Mentor | In-Prison Ministry | mentor | Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Reentry

SELECT A TOPIC

  • Advocacy & Reentry
  • Angel Tree
  • Families of Prisoners
  • Feature Stories
  • From the CEO
  • Hope Events
  • Inside Journal
  • Press Releases
  • Prison & Prisoners
  • Prison Fellowship Academy
  • Prison Fellowship International
  • Prison Fellowship News & Updates
  • Reentry
  • Second Chance Month
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • Warden Exchange

MOST POPULAR

The Powerful Love of Moms Behind Bars

May 7, 2025

How Camp Can Change the Life of a Prisoner’s Child

April 30, 2025

Prison Fellowship’s Statement After United States Senate Declares April 2025 as Second Chance Month

April 29, 2025

PRISON FELLOWSHIP IN THE NEWS

View our latest press releases and hear what other publications are saying about Prison Fellowship and our programs.

    ND Attorney General Calls for More Prison Time: Opponents Say Spend More on Police
    How the Prison Fellowship Academy Transforms Lives in Oklahoma
    Two Dozen Women Graduate from Life-Changing Prison Fellowship Program
    How Prison Fellowship Academy Transforms Lives in Oklahoma
VIEW MORE NEWS

LATEST VIDEOS

WATCH ALL VIDEOS

Join our online community

Facebook Facebook X (Twitter) X (Twitter) Instagram Instagram YouTube YouTube LinkedIn LinkedIn
PF®
PFM®

RECOMMENDED LINKS

  • Ways to Donate
  • Inspirational Stories
  • Angel Tree
  • Prison Fellowship Academy
  • Justice Reform

RESOURCES

  • For Families & Friends of Prisoners
  • For Churches & Angel Tree Volunteers
  • Warden Exchange

JOIN RESTORATION PARTNERS AND WITNESS GOD RESTORE LIVES

Restoration Partners give monthly to bring life-changing prison ministry programs to incarcerated men and women across the country.

 

JOIN NOW
  • CONTACT US
  • EMPLOYMENT
  • PRIVACY
  • FINANCIALS
© 2025 PRISON FELLOWSHIP®

Angel Tree®, Angel Tree Camping®, Angel Tree Sports CampTM, and Warden Exchange® are programs of Prison Fellowship®.