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The Power in Your Story: Academy Graduate on Freedom in Incarceration

Drugs and fraud sent Brittany to prison, but God was waiting for her. “Prison would set the stage for the rest of my life,” she shares. Read on to discover how God redeemed Brittany from her past and gave her hope for the future.

By Women of Shakopee
August 21, 2019
Minnesota | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy
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How Alpha Led a Wiccan Prisoner to Truth

For most of his life, Josiah steered clear of “crazy” Christians who “make no sense,” just like his Wiccan parents told him to. But in prison, he encountered a "presence" he couldn't explain away.

By Grayson Pope
July 31, 2019
California | Prison Fellowship Academy
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On This Side of the Cross, There’s Only Grace and Mercy

If you had told Tino 30 years ago that one day he would be a devout Christian, he would have been shocked. But that’s the transformative power of God’s love.

By Emily Harris Greene
May 29, 2019
Carol S. Vance Unit | Prison Fellowship Academy | Texas
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When Mom Goes to Prison

When Cassie was incarcerated for four years, her children were just 4 years and 11 months old. Knowing their pain from experiencing her own father’s incarceration made it almost too much for Cassie to bear. But she made the most of their time apart. Now she’s reunited with her children and making up for lost time.

By Grayson Pope
May 7, 2019
Prison Fellowship Academy | Reentry
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At the Epicenter of Grace: How Prison Ministry Is Changing Lives in Alaska

In 2018, an earthquake shattered roads and shook buildings in Alaska. The epicenter of the quake was traced to Goose Creek Correctional Center. But the incarcerated population there have been experiencing seismic shifts of a more positive kind through Prison Fellowship and The Urban Ministry Institute.

By Prison Fellowship
May 2, 2019
Alaska | Prison Fellowship Academy | TUMI
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Pursued by God: How Rodney Found Faith and Discipleship Behind Bars

"I stepped out in faith, and I started getting into the Word."

By Emily Harris Greene
February 13, 2019
Nebraska | Prison Fellowship Academy | Video
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‘The Professor’ Goes to Prison with Prison Fellowship

He's the viral video basketball king on social media—but in prison, he's just another guy on the yard.

By Emily Andrews
January 21, 2019
#GoesToPrison | In Prison | Prison Fellowship Academy | The Professor | Video
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Inside Virginia’s First Prison Fellowship Academy Graduation

Celebrate the first Prison Fellowship Academy graduation with the men from cellblock 350B.

By Grayson Pope
January 14, 2019
In Prison | Prison Fellowship Academy | Second Chances | Virginia
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
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The Only Way to Live: A Prisoner’s Calling

Angelina found her voice and her calling when she went to prison. Serving a long sentence, Angelina is helping lead women to walk better lives with Christ.

By Women of Shakopee
August 28, 2018
Incarcerated Women | Leadership | Letters from Inside | Prison Fellowship Academy
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Celebrating Recovery Day by Day

I realize I've learned to have a victorious life out here. ... Sometimes it can get rough, but I go back to what they taught me.

By Prison Fellowship
July 18, 2018
Celebrate Recovery | Prison Fellowship Academy | Texas | Video
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Out of the Darkness and Into the Light: Raymond Hall

Christ can build bridges over any divide and shine light in the darkest of places.

By Prison Fellowship
June 12, 2018
Carol S. Vance Unit | Jubilee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Second Chances | Texas
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A New Life, a New Journey

  Facing decades behind bars, Robbie needed a miracle.

By Prison Fellowship
May 30, 2018
Discover Hope 5:17 | Iowa | poverty | Prison Fellowship Academy | Robbie Robinson
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Surprised by Hope: Prison Fellowship Academy Volunteer’s Journey

"Sitting in a small group in prison isn't any different from sitting in a small group in my living room."

By Emily Andrews
May 28, 2018
Detroit | Prison Fellowship Academy | volunteer
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Women of Impact Walking in Freedom

Prison Fellowship Academy graduate Darcy shares her testimony and the calling God has on her life as a woman of impact walking in freedom.

By Women of Shakopee
March 12, 2018
In Prison | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy
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Planting Seeds of Hope in the Hearts of Incarcerated Women

"To know that I was going to make it meant everything."

By Emily Andrews
February 16, 2018
Angel Tree | Family | Fraud | Incarcerated Women | love | Prison Fellowship Academy
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