PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Salinas Valley State Prison

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One Day of Peace on Charlie Yard

Only days before the scheduled evangelistic event, a correctional officer on the yard scheduled for the event had one request for Dave Dove, Prison Fellowship Area Director in California, “Can we please not do this event?”

According to Dove, this maximum security prison in California has one of the most active gang cultures of any prison in the state.

By Zoe Erler
October 19, 2015
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Instilling Hope at Salinas Valley

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For the last 14 years, there have been no yard events at Salinas Valley State Prison in California.  Previous activities at the facility had resulted in violent acts, including a stabbing near the performance stage, and convinced prison officials to forgo any such programming for the safety of both performers and prisoners.

By Steve Rempe
August 7, 2015
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