Prison Fellowship's response to today's delay of the Prison Reform and Redemption Act vote.
By Prison Fellowship
April 25, 2018
House of Representatives | Prison Reform | Prison Reform and Redemption Act
The purpose of the Prison Reform and Redemption Act is to provide federal prisons with programming that will not only benefit the lives of prisoners but also reduce our nation's recidivism rate and improve public safety.
By Prison Fellowship
April 10, 2018
earned time credit | Post-Sentencing Needs and Risk Assessment system | Prison Reform | Prison Reform and Redemption Act | Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
This week, members of Prison Fellowship met with White House leaders and others to discuss prison reform, which continues to gain support from the White House.
By Prison Fellowship
February 14, 2018
Grover Norquist | James Ackerman | Prison Reform | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Trump Administration | White House
During his first State of the Union address, President Trump declared that former inmates who have served their time deserve a second chance. America is ready for prison reform, but will Washington act?
By Emily Harris Greene
February 5, 2018
Craig DeRoche | Criminal Justice Reforms | Donald Trump | Faith and Freedom Coalition | President Trump | Prison Reform | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Sentencing Reform | SOTU | State of the Union | Tim Head
Prison Fellowship Vice President for Advocacy and Public Policy Craig DeRoche
In the past, Sessions expressed skepticism of justice reform. He opposed bipartisan support for expanding rehabilitative programs in federal prison.
By Emily Harris Greene
January 11, 2017
Criminal Justice Reform | Fox News | Jeff Sessions | Justice Reform | Prison Reform | Sen. Jeff Sessions | Trump Administration
Crime and incarceration rates are down in the United States.
According to the Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics, the national violent and property crime rate has declined by 14.6 percent in the last five years. During that same time, the U.S.
By Emily Harris Greene
January 4, 2017
Bureau of Statistics | crime rates | department of justice | incarceration rates | Prison Reform
On Sunday, Pope Francis held a special mass for 1,000 prisoners in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
By Emily Harris Greene
November 9, 2016
Holy Year of Mercy | Jubilee for Prisoners | Pope Francis | Prison ReformWhen considering reforms to the criminal justice system, a good place to start is with an examination of what other nations have done to make their corrections systems more effective and just. Looking at the practices and polices of who have seen success in reducing crime rates and recidivism elsewhere can help to form the groundwork for new innovations and changes here.
By Steve Rempe
October 12, 2015
Crossroad Bible Institute | Germany | Prison ReformIn the highly partisan environment of Washington, DC, there is precious little on which policy makers and influencers on both sides of the political divide can agree. The subject of criminal justice reform, however, appears to be one of the few where Republicans and Democrats are willing to work together to enact meaningful change.
By Steve Rempe
February 5, 2015
Justice Fellowship | Justice Reform | Koch Industries | Mark Holden | Pat Nolan | Prison Reform | Van JonesWhen seeking to improve the effectiveness of our current prison systems here in the United States, it is important to recognize the humanity of those behind bars. So says Prison Fellowship President and CEO Jim Liske in a recent op-ed article for the Huffington Post.
By Steve Rempe
October 9, 2014
Dignity | From the CEO | Huffington Post | Humanity | Prison Reform | Reentry