Create: New Beginnings was designed for a prison context, but it’s proving to be so much more. Each workshop walks participants through engaging, restorative content that any woman could benefit from prisonfellowship.org/2023/11/prison… James J. Ackerman Prison Fellowship Advocacy

"The First Step Act represents Congress coming together ... saying we have to provide more opportunities for programming inside prison & look at some of the sentencing provisions that are creating disproportional time for people in prison." —@riceminus, Prison Fellowship President

“Today’s inmates are tomorrow’s neighbor. Sending them out…without resources is an injustice.” Ralph Diaz in conversation with Heather Rice-Minus today on criminal justice reform.

“Independent research showed one Prison Fellowship Academy site had a 9.65% recidivism rate, whereas the national recidivism rate is 68%,” said @riceminus, president and CEO-elect at Prison Fellowship.

While serving in the #NCleg, Senator Thom Tillis played a critical role in modernizing state probation and parole strategies. We're thankful for his continued leadership in the Senate by cosponsoring the Safer Supervision Act! Frank Russo Brett L. Tolman Heather Rice-Minus tillis.senate.gov/2023/8/tillis-…

"When you have a family member incarcerated, it feels like a little piece of you is incarcerated too," a guardian of a child w/ an incarcerated parent told me when I called about NCC's Christmas Prison Fellowship Angel Tree outreach tonight🥺 Mark Batterson Dr. Carmelle Norice Sammy Perez Kevin Ring

Heather Rice-Minus Read Prison Fellowship's statement on the Federal Prison Oversight Act and learn more: bit.ly/47zDjsI

Help bring joy to 17,000 children of prisoners across the country this Christmas with a #GivingTuesday gift! When you give today, your gift will be doubled up to $100,000—bringing cheer to twice as many kids! bit.ly/49IbXT7

🎄Donate to provide each child with a gift and note from their incarcerated parents, plus the opportunity to receive their very own Bible. Your gift today will make a difference! bit.ly/49IbXT7

Thx Arnold Ventures 4 hosting a magical First Step 5-year family reunion. A room full of so many ppl who give me joy. The icing on the 🍰 was meeting a FSA beneficiary who corresponded w/ Chuck Colson & his son who received Prison Fellowship Angel Tree 😭 Kevin Ring Holly Harris Ja'Ron Smith

Thanks to my friends at ARrow Center for Justice Reform, I had the opportunity to visit a women’s prison in São Paulo, Brazil today. We had a chance to learn about their program that allows people to work in the community. But, meeting newborn babies in a prison setting is one of the most

Must-read piece in Newsweek by Kate Trammell, Prison Fellowship's VP of Legal & Advocacy. Many like Brandon—now employed as a prison ministry manager—come home from prison & meet significant barriers to employment, safe housing, & transportation. newsweek.com/lets-break-vic…

“A sentence in federal prison should be a just penalty, not a disposal of humanity. We should never accept such disturbing mismanagement or tragic outcomes from any public institution" Heather Rice-Minus, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship

“The history of policymaking shows that wins beget wins” says William Foster from ⁦The Bridgespan Group⁩ in regards to the often unpopular concept of incrementalism. ⁦Pew Research Center⁩ ⁦Arnold Ventures⁩

Why so many corrections jobs go unfilled: prison culture needs changing and how Prison Fellowship Warden Exchange is meeting the need thehill.com/opinion/crimin… Arthur Rizer American Correctional Association Arnold Ventures BOP Brett L. Tolman Brent Orrell Vikrant P. Reddy Council on Criminal Justice Vera Institute of Justice

“I think God wants you to die to yourself. I had to learn that lesson and it’s not a one-time lesson. Every day we need to die to ourselves.” Says David Green at Wilberforce Award ceremony at Colson Center conference.

@riceminus, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship, joins Chris Brooks on @EquippedRadio to share inspiring stories of finding new life behind bars. @Moody Radio You can listen here:

“Just b/c we are confined in these walls doesn’t mean God can’t achieve His purpose for our lives. We just need to keep an eye out for all the little miracles” -says Don, incarcerated brother CoreCivic facility in CO #ChurchInside ARrow Center for Justice Reform Prison Fellowship The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice

Visited North Dakota State Penitentiary today. Truly some awesome things going on there that could serve as a model to other prisons across the country I'm grateful to Prison Fellowship for facilitating the visit and for the wonderful programs they're running there and elsewhere

North Dakota prison director receives national Prison Fellowship⁩ Colson Advocate of Hope award for 'paving the way' to better prison culture. Congrats Dir. Braun 🎉 ⁦North Dakota Corrections & Rehabilitation⁩ ⁦ARrow Center for Justice Reform⁩ ⁦Correctional Leaders Assn⁩ ⁦⁦Ana Zamora⁩ inforum.com/news/north-dak…