PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Oklahoma

Carl sees prison more now than he ever did as a police officer. And because of an unlikely friendship, prison is one of his favorite places to be.

An in-prison sewing club—which includes several Prison Fellowship Academy® participants—is helping to protect Oklahoma City from COVID-19, one handmade mask at a time.

Why would a 40-something, single mom of two spend her days volunteering behind bars at a men’s prison?

Most of the people at the Church of Acts in Oklahoma City are coming from addiction, homelessness, or prison. Read what it’s like inside the self-proclaimed ‘church of liars, dreamers, and misfits,’ and why so many former prisoners are finding a home there.

'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.'

Pat knew God had called her to prison ministry, but the work was hard and long. And then God sent her Stan.

Prison Fellowship's interview with a veteran of the Oklahoma prison system.

Prison Fellowship® is looking forward to an exciting year advancing justice reform. Here are the highlights and what to expect:

Oklahoma incarcerates more women per capita than any other state: 142 per 100,000. About 65 percent of women there were convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.  And most of these prisoners are mothers.

Case in point: Samantha Houston-Brown.

An only child whose parents divorced when she was two, Houston-Brown—now 43 with children of her own—grew up feeling very much alone.