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‘We Can Change Lives Right Now’: A Powerful Story of Reconciliation

Bill and Mitch grew up in the same area, served in the military in Iraq, and worked as first responders. But they’re linked in an even more profound way, and that connection is helping change lives.

By Grayson Pope
October 1, 2020
California | Outrageous Justice | Restoration
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Learning to Love: How Angel Tree Helped Shane Gain a Second Chance at Fatherhood

Shane loved his children and had never wanted to hurt them, but his addiction had damaged them.

By Emily Andrews
November 20, 2018
Angel Tree | Children with Incarcerated Parents | families of the incarcerated | Incarcerated Dads | incarcerated parents | Restoration
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Breaking Bad and Making Good

Phil thought he had his addiction under control. He kept working, even managing teams of people and millions of dollars in projects, but eventually he slipped into darkness.

By Grayson Pope
September 17, 2018
Celebrate Recovery | Drug Addiction | methamphetamine | Restoration
Inside Journal: The Secret to Strength
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Inside Journal: The Secret to Strength

The following article was originally published in Winter 2017 edition of Inside Journal. Inside Journal is a quarterly newspaper published by Prison Fellowship® just for prisoners.

This article is reprinted here with permission. 

By Emily Andrews
February 7, 2017
Inside Journal | Mentoring | Offender Alumni Association | Restoration
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Homicide Spike Requires Christian Response

A new report by the Federal Bureau of Investigations has revealed an increase of violent crime for the year 2015, marking a three-year high after declines in violence in 2013 and 2014. Much of this has been driven by increases in homicides in several of the nation’s urban centers, including Chicago, Houston, and Washington, DC.

By Steve Rempe
September 29, 2016
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Five Ways to Help the Incarcerated and Their Families

“Justice that restores. What does that mean?  Who are we restoring? Where are we restoring them to?”

Prison Fellowship President and CEO James Ackerman asks these questions to a recent gathering of volunteers in Tampa, Florida. The answer, he suggests, can be found in the words of the prophet Isaiah: “Learn to do right.

By Steve Rempe
September 26, 2016
Angel Tree | Florida | In-Prison | James Ackerman | Mentoring | Prayer | Reentry | Restoration | Tampa | volunteer
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A Restored, Purposeful Life

For Prison Fellowship Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy Craig DeRoche, justice reform is more than a job, it’s a passion developed from personal experience.

At the age of 34, DeRoche was elected Speaker of the House in the Michigan State Legislature—the youngest person to ever hold that position.

By Steve Rempe
September 22, 2016
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Seeking an ‘Outrageous’ Justice

What is the appropriate Christian response to the challenges facing the criminal justice system in the United States? While many Christians know the biblical mandates to “seek justice” and to “remember those in prison,” they are often unsure how to live out those values in real and tangible ways.

By Steve Rempe
August 22, 2016
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Thanking God for Prison

On paper, my nephew should never have become addicted to drugs. He was a bright young man raised in a wonderful home by godly parents. And yet, he traded it all in for his substance abuse, leaving his heartbroken family behind when he went to prison.

By Jim Liske
December 7, 2015
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Five Things I Learned in Prison

Katherine Thompson recently served as a policy intern with Justice Fellowship.  A version of the following article originally appeared on the House of Margaret Thatcher website, and is used here with permission.

If I could attend church in prison every week, I would.

By Katherine Thompson
October 5, 2015
In-Prison | Katherine Thompson | Reentry | rehabilitation | Restoration
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