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PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Mentoring Prisoners

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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
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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
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A Fighter Finds Peace

  "I was a fighter. That was all I knew. Just keep fighting, keep fighting … It all caught up to me in the end."

By Emily Harris Greene
September 6, 2017
Insider | Mentoring | Mentoring Prisoners | Prison Fellowship Insider
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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