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Illinois Closes Infamous Prisons, Opens Doors for Reform

Photo Credit: David Leventi Photography

Sitting in the circular center of Stateville Correctional Center’s F House, a lone watchman gave prisoners the sense that they were all being watched at once.

Built in Joliet, Illinois, in 1922, the infamous roundhouse ranks as one of the oldest and costliest in the state.

By Emily Andrews
November 1, 2016
Gov. Bruce Rauner | Illinois | Prison | Stateville Correctional Center
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At Concert, Gang Leader Accepts Christ

Members of the tour: (Clockwise, from left) Jacob Moore, Mary Johnson, Arthur Hallett, Brian Ganhs, Charleston Day, and Sonnie Day

This past February, Prison Fellowship celebrated Black History Month with a tour of African American artists who led an evangelism campaign in Illinois.

By Zoe Erler
July 22, 2016
Black History Month | Elder Charleston Day | Hip Hop | Illinois | Jacob Moore | Jazz | Prison | sonnie day | The Gideon Crew
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Disabled Youth More Likely to Serve Time

More than 750,000 people in our prison system have a disability, reports RespectAbility, a group that advocates for those with disabilities.

Of those, more than half a million have some sort of cognitive impairment; at least 250,000 have mobility issues; and 140,000 have some kind of vision loss.

By Zoe Erler
June 24, 2016
Constructive Prison Culture | deaf | hearing disability | Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi | Mental Health | PBS News Hour | Prison | RespectAbility
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The Upside (and Downside) of Video Visitation

Across the country, jails and prisons have begun implementing a new way for families and friends to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones: video conferencing. Heres how it works: the “visitor” would log in to a video chat from their home or private room at the facility (depending on how the prison or jail operates) and be connected to the prisoner via a screen.

By Zoe Erler
May 12, 2016
Constructive Prison Culture | Prison | Travis County | video conferencing | video visitation
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It All Began at Summer Camp …

He remembers it like it was yesterday.

The day Zeeke Griffin’s dad was arrested was the day of 7th-grade basketball try-outs—the day his dad had been planning and preparing him for all year.

“I figured he’d just be home in the afternoon,” Zeeke recalls.

By Zoe Erler
November 12, 2015
Children | incarcerated parents | Prison | Sky Ranch | TRU Camp | Zeeke Griffin
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Life Re-Imagined

This Thanksgiving, Beth will be celebrating how God has continued to transform her and use her during this year since her release.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
October 26, 2015
BAMBI | incarceration | jail | ministry | mother and baby bonding | Prison | Prison Fellowship | Reentry | Support | Texas
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The Changing Face of the Modern Warden

What does it take to be a prison warden?

The answer to that question is rapidly shifting.

“Corrections has changed,” explains Warden Chris Hendry, Martin Correctional Institution (Indiantown, Florida). “We’re not ‘prison bosses’ anymore. We’re not in the same environment we used to be.”

By Zoe Erler
September 16, 2015
Burl Cain | Florida | incarceration | Leadership | Martin Correctional Institution | Pedro Moreno | Prison | Prison Fellowship | warden | Warden Exchange | Warden Hendry
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Angel Tree Makes Big Splash in Atlanta

As concert goers were serenaded by Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Crowder, and many more Christian artists, they also got to witness a very touching moment.

By Rebekah L. Stratton
September 8, 2015
Angel Tree | children of prisoners | incarceration | Prison | Prison Fellowship | prisoner | the fish
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Growing Old Behind Bars

When many Americans enter their 50s and 60s, they start looking toward retirement—that season of life when there is freedom to travel, spend extra time with the grandkids, or devote more hours to volunteering or pursuing a dream. But for those growing older behind bars, the graying years don’t look much different than all the rest—just that they are spent with increased dependency and cost to the prison system.

By Zoe Erler
August 31, 2015
Prison
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Will You Write a Letter to the Pope?

In the very first month in his official capacity, Pope Francis made a landmark visit to a juvenile detention facility where he washed and kissed the feet of youth. During his upcoming visit to the U.S., he will be visiting a prison again, this time in Philadelphia.

By Craig DeRoche
August 27, 2015
Pope Francis | Prison
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