PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Prison Fellowship Academy

It looked like COVID-19 would shut down a brand-new Academy. With so much at stake, would it be possible to get back on track?

Behind bars, Jeff received a letter from his daughter’s mother. One thing she wrote stood out to him: “You are in so much trouble. Only God can save you now.”

Fred Mendrin paroled out of a California prison and keeps going back—to inspire men and women who remain behind bars. Fred is retiring from Prison Fellowship, so now what?

Who is my neighbor? All we do—from within prison cells to halls of power—is in response to the biblical mandate "Love your neighbor as yourself."

When 17-year-old Damion got to prison, he had one goal: survive. “Let’s see if I’m going to make it out of here,” he told himself. Then he discovered the one thing that would help him push through.

Caleb had chased the approval of others since he was a kid. He never dreamed his longing could lead to witnessing a murder and doing time.

Hobby Lobby joins Prison Fellowship to create a more restorative justice system in Oklahoma.

Terri used drugs at first because she thought they were fun. They made her feel strong. But soon, her addiction owned her.

No drug could soothe Teresa’s pain for long. In an Oklahoma prison cell she prayed, God, I feel like you’re the only One who can heal me.

For Susan Nutt, the very worst time to volunteer turned out to be exactly right. Her cancer was progressing—could she really find time for prison ministry?