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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Second Chances 5k

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Thank You for Believing in Second Chances!: 2019 Highlights

Second Chance Month continues to build momentum, and April 2019 was the best one yet! From changing individual lives to changing our national conversation, here are some of the highlights.

By Grayson Pope
May 23, 2019
Minnesota | Second Chances 5k | Trump Administration | Washington DC
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Second Chances: ‘Matt’s Story Could Have Been Mine’

It looked like a typical 5K, the same as any you might see in cities across America. But for those who ran, the Second Chances 5K meant far more than a brisk run and a medal at the finish line.

By Jim Forbes
April 27, 2017
Concordia University | Lino Lakes | Second Chance 5k St. Paul | Second Chance Month | Second Chances 5k
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Diverse Denver Races Toward Second Chances

They came from all walks of life to run for second chances. Athletes, families, and community members joined together in Denver to run the Second Chances 5K as part of Second Chance Month.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 13, 2017
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This Month in Justice Reform: Gov. Fallin For Restorative Justice and More

Prison Fellowship® is looking forward to an exciting year advancing justice reform. Here are the highlights and what to expect:

APRIL IS SECOND CHANCE MONTH!

By Emily Harris Greene
February 9, 2017
Gov. Mary Fallin | Oklahoma | Raise the Age | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison | Sen. Jeff Sessions | Texas
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From Drug Dealer to DJ – Dennis Gets a Second Chance

"I was the guy who needed a project like this," says Dennis Avila.

By Emily Andrews
February 7, 2017
HEAT Inc. | Second Chance 5K Denver | Second Chance 5k St. Paul | Second Chance Month | Second Chances 5k
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Randy’s Second Chance: ‘The Life I’m Living’

By Randy Anderson, as told to Emily Andrews

Randy Anderson will be speaking at Prison Fellowship®'s annual Second Chances 5K in St. Paul, Minnesota, this spring. The 5K raises awareness for those in need of a second chance. Randy hopes his story of struggle and recovery will inspire others—in and out of prison—to believe that no life is beyond restoration.

By Emily Andrews
February 1, 2017
Fed Up Coalition | Hennepin County Sheriff | Minnesota | Minnesota Association of Resources for Recovery and Chemical Health | Minnesota Recovery Connection | Minnesota Second Chance Coalition | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | Steve Rummler Hope Foundation
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Second Chances 5K Runs This April!

Join Prison Fellowship® for our Second Chances 5K runs this April in Denver and St. Paul!

By Emily Harris Greene
January 30, 2017
Colorado | Minnesota | Second Chances | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison | Second Prison Project
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Inspired to Make a Difference

Every race has a finish line. But what happens when that line gets pushed farther out making it virtually unreachable?

That’s how it can feel for men and women entering society after completing their prison term. Though their “debt to society” has been paid, payday never ends since many former prisoners find themselves wading through a “second prison,” further locking them into a life with limited choices.

By Heidi Baumstark
June 1, 2016
Colorado | Colorado Springs | DC | Kelly Friedlander | La Vista Correctional Facility | National Community Church | Pueblo | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | Washington
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Running Together for a Cause

In some ways, the races seemed like any other 5K competitions that take place every weekend across the country. The runners laced up their shoes and stretched in preparation for the run, affixing their bib numbers and hoping for fast times.

By Steve Rempe
May 20, 2016
Colorado | Jesse Wiese | John Turnipseed | Lino Lakes | Minnesota | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | Shakopee | Stillwater
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Paving the Road to Redemption

Prison Fellowship Director of Community Engagement Jesse Wiese and former Minnesota Governor Al Quie recently penned an editorial for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, highlighting the challenges that hundreds of thousands of men and women face nationwide when they return to their communities from prison. 

By Steve Rempe
April 29, 2016
Jesse Wiese | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | Star-Tribune
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Running For Second Chances: The Second Prison Project 5k

The following post originally appeared on the Minneapolis Running website, and is reprinted here with permission.

Running is a communal activity. While we compete on an individual level, everyone I know agrees that running is far more enjoyable when done with others.

By Nathan Freeburg
March 14, 2016
Minneapolis | Minnesota | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project
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Running for Second Chances

For many men and women with criminal convictions, the road to move beyond the past and become contributing members of their communities is filled with hurdles and potholes.  In addition to the stigma associated with having a criminal record, there are numerous legal impediments that prevent these people from obtaining work licenses, voting in elections, or even advancing to job interviews.  

By Steve Rempe
February 25, 2016
Colorado | Colorado Springs | Concordia University | Minnesota | Second Chances 5k | Second Prison Project | St. Paul

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