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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Shakopee

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Don’t Take the Bait!

Darcy Jo knew how to hold a grudge. She struggled with forgiveness. and would rather end a friendship than confront her bitterness. So what changed?

By Women of Shakopee
February 5, 2018
Faith | Incarcerated Women | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Shakopee
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Dear Younger Me: A Journey of Restoration

Meri reflects on how her former loyalties and desires led her down a journey of despair. But today she's on a journey of restoration.

By Women of Shakopee
February 1, 2018
Dear Younger Me | Incarcerated Women | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Shakopee
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Dear Younger Me: The Long Hard Road

Susan trusted herself over God, and it led her to a life of crime and incarceration. In this letter, she writes to her younger self what she has learned over the years.

By Women of Shakopee
January 25, 2018
Dear Younger Me | Incarcerated Women | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Shakopee
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How I Deal with Loneliness While Serving My Prison Sentence

Kelly from Shakopee shares how she deals with loneliness while serving her prison sentence.

By Women of Shakopee
November 14, 2017
Incarcerated Women | Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Shakopee
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‘Am I Really Leaving Prison?’

Emily is leaving Shakopee for the world outside, and it's a lot to process.

By Women of Shakopee
October 9, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Reentry | Shakopee
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Joy in the Heart of a prisoner

"I live a simple life now, but I have an overflowing joy that puts a smile on my face."

By Women of Shakopee
September 26, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Shakopee
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Letters From Inside: Grief and Fear Incarcerated

"I may not understand the purpose for this right now, but I can trust Him with my health and life."

By Women of Shakopee
June 12, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Shakopee
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Letters From Inside: Motherhood Behind Bars

I am not proud about coming to prison and the time I've spent away from my only son, but God needed to save me from the life I was living or I wouldn't have been a mother much longer.

By Women of Shakopee
May 12, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Shakopee
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Letters From Inside: Complete Freedom in Prison

My name is Angelina, and I have complete freedom, even though I am in prison at Shakopee.

By Women of Shakopee
April 21, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Shakopee
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Letters From Inside: Former Murderer on God’s Love for Incarcerated Women

It wasn't until I was 15 years into my 30-year-plus life sentence before I gave my life to Christ.

By Women of Shakopee
March 14, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Shakopee
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Letters From Inside: What It Takes to Be a Leader in Prison

I have been incarcerated for four years. I have learned that God doesn't see me as a [number], but He sees me as Emily. I am a child of the one true King, highly favored and dearly loved!

By Women of Shakopee
February 21, 2017
Letters from Inside | Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee | Prison Fellowship Academy | Shakopee
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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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Twin Cities Second Chances 5K Supports Those with Criminal Records

Part of New Prison Fellowship Campaign to Expose and Eliminate “Second Prison” for 65 Million Americans with Criminal Records

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 26, 2016—Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans with a criminal record continually face significant legal, social and other barriers that inhibit them from fully contributing to society.

By Steve Rempe
April 27, 2016
Concordia University | Lino Lakes | Minnesota | Second Prison Project | Shakopee | St. Paul | Stillwater

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