Prison Ministry

21+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1046+ words) The Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Shirley is a medium-security prison located north of Worcester, housing over a thousand inmates. It’s an imposing facility, with institutional-style cell blocks enclosed by tall fences topped with razor wire. For Potts, the drive to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (584+ words) At HMP Featherstone earlier this year, a retreat invited prisoners to reflect on broken pottery as an image of lives marked by difficulty but capable of restoration. One participant wrote afterwards: "On the first day, you showed us the broken…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (177+ words) Published 7:31 am Thursday, October 8, 2026 OVERTON — Local author Dan Morris will discuss finding hope and purpose through prison ministry during McMillan Memorial Library’s Book Talk at noon Tuesday, Oct. 13. Morris will present his book, Finding Jesus Inside: Finding Hope, Purpose, and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (368+ words) This summer, the Walton County Jail in DeFuniak Springs, FL, saw a record number of inmates who chose to get baptized. "When we approach these men and women as people instead of just as inmates, we're finding that God is…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (184+ words) Several groups organized for faith leaders and supporters to undertake a nearly 100-mile walk from Adelanto to Los Angeles to call to the end of detention centers. Supporters are seen celebrating the conclusion of the marchers’ journey in Los Angeles…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (321+ words) This year's national Prisons Week, running from 11 to 17 October in England and Wales, has adopted the theme All Are Invited. Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) says the message closely reflects its Welcoming All initiative, which encourages Quaker meetings to be…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (377+ words) GlobeNewswire 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, presented National Community Church (NCC), located in Washington, D.C., with the…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (558+ words) CHIBA, Japan - The faint smell of incense hung in the air as more than 200 inmates sat silently in a prison gymnasium, hands clasped in prayer while a Buddhist priest chanted for prisoners, crime victims and the dead. The July 31 service…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1429+ words) On Sunday afternoon, I watched a strange little horror movie on Netflix called Daniel Isn’t Real (2019), directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. I had never heard of it before. It simply showed up on my Netflix homepage, and I clicked on…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (370+ words) The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of Prison Fellowship, honoring the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving current and formerly incarcerated people and their families. Founded in 1976 by Charles “Chuck” Colson following his incarceration for a Watergate-related crime,…...