prison ministry
‘The Chosen’: Coming soon to a US prison near you
By Kathryn Post — May 3, 2023
(RNS) — The wildly popular show is the first multiseason drama to hit Floodlight, a free streaming platform launched by Prison Fellowship in March 2020.
Dogs and dharma: A prison ministry yields children’s books teaching Buddhist lessons
By Tracy Simmons — January 4, 2022
(RNS) — The author began practicing Buddhism while in prison, meditating daily and keeping a gratitude journal. He now aims to help other convicts as a field minister through the North Carolina Field Minister Program.
A gift of Christmas joy for the children of the incarcerated
By Luis Andres Henao and Mariam Fam — December 23, 2021
(AP) — One program works with prison chaplains to reach inmates interested in sending gifts to their children.
Lecrae, Bieber appear at prison events as ministries return to correctional facilities
By Emily McFarlan Miller, Maina Mwaura, and Adelle M. Banks — April 16, 2021
(RNS) — Some of the first to return to prison ministry have been high-profile Christians like Lecrae, Justin Bieber and Churchome pastor Judah Smith.
Formerly incarcerated, this Unitarian Universalist minister is dedicated to abolishing prisons
By Lyra Walsh Fuchs — April 15, 2021
(RNS) — His ministry may have been born in prison, but Jason Lydon wants to see a society where prisons no longer exist. That dream is connected to his theology, he says.
Gift drive for the children of Muslim inmates seeks to serve the ‘hidden ummah’
By Aysha Khan — April 20, 2020
(RNS) — With prison systems nationally shutting down outside visitation due to the pandemic, one Muslim chaplain is working to help close the gap between incarcerated Muslims and their families.
Pope Francis shines a light on prisoners during Good Friday’s unusual Via Crucis
By Claire Giangravé — April 10, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — This year the procession took place in St. Peter's Square and without the presence of the faithful. Only a few, including Pope Francis, were present as lights placed at several stations of the large square guided their steps.
‘Deadly as Dachau’: Activists call for mass decarceration during pandemic
By Aysha Khan — March 25, 2020
BOSTON (RNS) — Progressive faith-based activists and religious leaders have mounted a nationwide push to release as many people held in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities as possible to protect them from a coronavirus outbreak.
Prisoners keeping faith during coronavirus, says former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski
By Bob Smietana — March 25, 2020
(RNS) — Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who was convicted on federal charges in 2018, talks about life on the inside during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Named for Chuck Colson, federal panel looks to reform prisons
By Lauren Markoe — December 9, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) A new federal panel to reform prisons is named for Chuck Colson, the former "evil genius" of the Nixon administration who went to prison and then founded what would become the largest prison ministry in the nation.
Jim McGreevey’s redemption is the real deal
By Brian Donohue — March 29, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) I used to think Gov. Jim McGreevey was one of the most disingenuous phonies I had ever met. But his recent redemption after a public fall from grace is the real deal.
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