PRISON FELLOWSHIP BLOG: Youth Justice

Department of Justice reveals significant drop in juvenile incarceration in new report.

Before co-founding the women’s prison ministry Daughters of Destiny with her husband Mel, Annie Goebel was looking for a happy ending in all the wrong places.

"I don't believe that God allowed me to leave prison so that I could kick up my feet and enjoy life. There's a lot of men who have done less than what I've done and are still in prison."

  Brandon was on fire for crime, until a robbery put him behind bars. In prison, he would search for truth and meaning for his life. But would he find it?

  Adam has been in and out of correctional facilities since he was 15 years old. Now almost 21, he’s serving time at Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility. This is what happens when youth go to prison.

  Nauschkoniwaheegh Hamilton followed his parents' example down a path of drugs and incarceration. Now he's a role model to the youth incarcerated with him.

The United States imprisons more of its people than that of any other nation. And the youth justice system is not immune.

Read why this September Prison Fellowship is focused on prison alternatives, youth justice, and collateral consequences and how you can help!