PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Visitation

How to Avoid Visiting Room Sabotage

By Emily Harris Greene
March 6, 2020
Family | Visitation
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Show Up: Why We Go to Prison

Prison Fellowship's Jennifer Lowrey shares why we are called to 'remember the prisoner.'

By Jennifer Lowrey
February 18, 2019
Families of Incarcerated | prison visit | Visitation
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Making the Most of Holiday Visits with an Incarcerated Loved One

Christmas can be complicated—but never more so than when you have a loved one behind bars.

By Alyson R. Quinn
November 21, 2017
children of prisoners | Children with Incarcerated Parents | Christmas | Family | Family Ministry | Holidays | In Prison | In-Prison Ministry | Visitation
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Starting with a Dot

Anthony “Spice” Adams has experienced things that are the stuff of dreams for many. For nine seasons, he terrorized offenses in the National Football League as a defensive tackle the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears.  After announcing his retirement (in a self-effacing, humorous YouTube video that has been viewed well over a million times), he started a second career as a television host in Chicago, covering his former team. 

By Steve Rempe
September 16, 2016
Angel Tree | football | HBO | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | Visitation
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How Prison Visits Restore Families

Did you know that a visit from a family member can reduce a prisoner’s chances of returning to prison by as much as 25 percent?

A 2012 publication from the American Correctional Association explains why: “Family members provide both social control and social support, which inhibit criminal activity.”

By Kelsa Battig
February 23, 2016
Daniel | Family | Marshall Project | Visitation

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