The following is an excellent article on mental illness in incarcerated individuals: Understanding the mentally ill in prison: Maryland wins award from mental health advocacy group for its correctional crises de-escalation training
Just the other day I was discussing with a Pastor friend this issue. I commented: Although there are some who are “Career Criminals” the vast majority of men and women, who have some solid interaction with the church first on the inside and then continuing on the outside have a very low recidivism rate. It … More #SecondChanceMonth
As many of you know this ministry started in 2006 as a “Prison Ministry” writing to a couple of inmates left behind with no one caring for them. all these years later we have see the fruits of our labor being greatly blessed by God in so many ways. If you know a man or … More God Continues to Work Behind Bars
Y’all know, well most do that as an ex-mate, Prison Chaplain and Constitutionalist I am all for law and order. I am also a strong advocate to lower the recidivism rate in the nation. So anytime we treat inmates and especially those pending convictions, even with “good intentions” (think Covid protections), inhumanly we are encouraging … More D.C. jail treatment of Capitol riot defendants draws bipartisan outrage
Comfort for the Grieving, Hurting, and Dying Series – Part XVI As we come to the final job area of Chaplains, a reminder we started this with describing 14 specific jobs and then breaking that down into 5 job categories. Today’s final job area for Chaplains that of Public Safety. This category encompasses: Law enforcement Fire and … More Devotional Thought for Today – 04/23/2021
Every person has dignity and potential. But approximately 1 in 3 American adults has a criminal record, which limits their access to education, jobs, housing, and other things they need to reach that potential. Since launching the first Second Chance® Month in 2017, Prison Fellowship® has spearheaded the nationwide effort to raise awareness about these barriers and … More APRIL IS SECOND CHANCE MONTH
INSPIRING HOPE THROUGH TRANSFORMATION “Hope is possible, recovery is possible, restoration and reconciliation are possible … there is hope for me, and there’s hope for anybody that’s in a dark place.”—Amber Amber Bigelow grew up too fast. Amber’s parents divorced when she was just a baby, and she was raised by her mother, who Amber … More Amber Found Hope, Recovery, and Restoration
Maybe you are incarcerated like Don was, maybe you have some form of addiction, or are one of the 22+ a day Veterans and Military personnel contemplating suicide. Whatever you are experiencing NO self-help book is going to work but as Don (and I) realized the transforming power of Christ can change your life forever. … More A Harsh Wake Up Call
The American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people in 1,833state prisons, 110federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,134 local jails, 218immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories. But people go to jail 10.6 million times each … More Offering Hope in Reentry
As most of you know I am very conservative and a STRONG advocate for fair and reasonable sentencing. I believe a person must “pay” for there crimes. That being said once they have paid their debt to society I also believe that unfair, illogical and unproductive burdens placed upon them have no place in the … More Sex Offender Registries Grounded in False Notions
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