The Impending Execution of a Prison Pastor
This issue of A Public Witness looks at Lance Shockley’s extensive history of Christian leadership while in prison, as well as the role restorative justice should play in our criminal legal system.
Praying in a Death Chamber
As Missouri plans another execution on Feb. 7 in a case with a strong innocence claim, Rev. Lauren Bennett’s story offers a look inside the execution chamber. Last month as she ministered deep in the valley of prison until the shadow of death passed over,
Evangelicals a Rising Force Inside Argentine Prisons
Over the past 20 years, Argentine prison authorities have encouraged, to one extent or another, the creation of units effectively run by evangelical inmates — sometimes granting them a few extra special privileges, such as more time in fresh air.
A Gift of Christmas Joy for the Children of the Incarcerated
The Angel Tree program of Prison Fellowship and similar ministries are part of an effort by some faith groups and congregations to bring Christmas cheer — and connection — to prisoners and their kids.
Christians Should Change How They Talk About People with a Criminal Record
James Ackerman of Prison Fellowship urges Christians to use words that uphold people’s potential, rather than those that hold them back with harmful stereotypes. Words should affirm their whole identity, he adds, including their capacity to change and grow.
Amid Virus Lockdowns, Prison Ministry Groups had to Adapt
With coronavirus restrictions limiting or preventing access to prisons, faith-based organizations have adapted and innovated during the pandemic to keep up their prison ministries and services.
South Carolina Baptists Give Every Inmate a Gift
COLUMBIA, S.C. (BP) -- Sharing the love of the Christmas season came through individual gifts to every inmate in South Carolina this year, provided by churches and associations in the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC).
Shedding Light in a Dark Place
A former corrections officer, Rev. David Tolliver serves as chaplain at Jefferson City
Seminaries Partner with Prisons to Offer Inmates New Life as Ministers
NASHVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — Inside a squat cinderblock building on the grounds of Nash Correctional Institution, 24 inmates are hunched over white plastic tables listening to
Prison Fellowship Spearheads ‘Second Chance Month’ to Help Ex-Convicts
(RNS) About 65 million Americans – or 1 in 4 adults – have a criminal record that can lead to reduced access to jobs and
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