PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: New York

Slam dunk legend Kenny Dobbs has made a name for himself in basketball, but his passion is helping at-risk kids get on the right track.

Hillsong NYC ran a 280-mile relay from Manhattan to Washington, DC. to raise money for Prison Fellowship’s criminal justice reform efforts.

Prison Fellowship recently partnered with Hillsong NYC to bring its worship band inside Rikers Island Detention Center in New York City. The result was “amazing to see.”

'I fell in love with [volunteering] right away, because there were people in there who needed me. A chance to make a difference—that's what I've been praying for my whole life.'

  "It's not only a gift; it's a year-round ministry."

  "For two minutes, I felt free."

  Dozens of children from Harlem and the Bronx piled off a bus in Central Park for an afternoon of ice skating with Angel Tree.

Earlier this week, Insider took you behind the walls on Rikers Island to December's Prison Fellowship Academy™y graduation.

Rikers Island is the main jail complex for New York City. On average the daily population is 10,000, making Rikers one of the world's largest correctional institutions.