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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Prison Fellowship Academy

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Who Is My Neighbor?

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."

By Maria Mallory White
June 3, 2021
Justice Reform | Prison Fellowship Academy | Who is My Neighbor?
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  • Prison & Prisoners
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The End of False Freedom

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

By Joanna Breault
March 10, 2021
Drug Addiction | New York | Prison Fellowship Academy
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  • Prison & Prisoners
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The Power of a Prisoner’s Prayer

Developing prosocial, gospel-centered culture in prisons can foster restoration and help develop good citizens and change agents.

By Emily Andrews
February 24, 2021
Nebraska | Prison Fellowship Academy
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  • Prison & Prisoners
‘I Have Hope for the Future’: One Woman’s Letter from a Nebraska Prison

Sammi’s faith and hope were fading fast. Then she joined Prison Fellowship Academy. Today, she isn’t the same woman who first walked into that Nebraska prison.

By Emily Andrews
January 5, 2021
Letters from Inside | Nebraska | Prison Fellowship Academy | Values of Good Citizenship
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  • Prison & Prisoners
Defeating Doubt, Creating Change: How The Prison Fellowship Academy Prepares Returning Citizens for a New World

“I want so bad to help in the same way that I was helped.” Reentry can bring a whole new set of problems for returning citizens. Prison Fellowship Academy provides prisoners with the tools they need for reentry.

By Emily Harris Greene
December 8, 2020
Bibles for Prisoners | COVID-19 | COVID-19 Stories | Prison Fellowship Academy | Reentry
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How One Volunteer Discovered the Radical Truth of Prison Ministry

What made Lori a “perfect fit” for prison ministry wasn’t only her education or experience. It was a willingness to serve.

By Emily Andrews
August 25, 2020
Michigan | Prison Fellowship Academy | volunteer
Harley and Dawn
  • Prison & Prisoners
Keeping in Touch After Prison: How Academy Alumni Are Using Facebook In Reentry

A new, exclusive Facebook group allows Prison Fellowship Academy alumni to connect and support one another, even from afar.

By Emily Andrews
July 30, 2020
COVID-19 | COVID-19 Stories | Prison Fellowship Academy
Gio Rodriguez
  • Prison & Prisoners
The Drug-Dealer’s Son: From a Boot Full of Cash to a Heart Full of Christ

Gio Rodriguez met God in a jail cell. Then everything changed.

By Emily Andrews
July 28, 2020
Prison Fellowship Academy | Texas
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In the ‘Right Spot’: A Volunteer’s Chance to Make a Difference Behind Bars

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

By Emily Andrews
March 10, 2020
Oklahoma | Prison Fellowship Academy | Volunteers
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Celebrating 101 Prison Fellowship Academy Sites with Our Top 10 Stories!

Prison Fellowship ended 2019 with 101 Academy sites established nationwide. We're seeing lives transformed behind bars, one story at a time.

By Prison Fellowship
January 21, 2020
Prison Fellowship Academy
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  • Prison & Prisoners
Back to Basics: Does Affirmation Matter in Prison?

When tensions are mounting in a high-security prison, do words really have power to de-escalate fight?

By Emily Andrews
January 8, 2020
California | Prison Fellowship Academy | Values of Good Citizenship
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  • Prison & Prisoners
Back to Basics: A Community of Transformation

Going on lockdown at a correctional facility can put the entire population—prisoners and correctional officers—on edge. In a world where it's, "Every man for himself!" can community thrive?

By Grayson Pope
December 5, 2019
Oklahoma | Prison Fellowship Academy | Values of Good Citizenship
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  • Prison & Prisoners
Back to Basics: Is Restoration Possible for America’s Prisoners?

Tammy was surprised at the Academy participants’ dedication. “They began to truly care for one another, standing up for each other, encouraging one another. After all the conflict, I was so amazed and relieved.”

By Emily Andrews
October 22, 2019
Oklahoma | Prison Fellowship Academy | Values of Good Citizenship
  • Prison & Prisoners
Back to Basics: Equipping Prisoners to Take Responsibility

When people talk about prisoners being responsible, it’s usually in the negative sense of culpability. But in the Prison Fellowship Academy, every participant has positive responsibilities, like fulfilling their program commitments and supporting their Academy classmates. And that changes everything.

By Grayson Pope
September 18, 2019
Prison Fellowship Academy | Values of Good Citizenship | Virginia
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Prison Fellowship and Celebrate Recovery Working to Curb Overdose

Thousands of people die each year from drug overdose. But Celebrate Recovery offers hope.

By Grayson Pope
August 22, 2019
Celebrate Recovery | Prison Fellowship Academy
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