prison
He made it out of prison. Now he’s helping others do the same.
By Yonat Shimron — July 27, 2023
(RNS) — Reentry is a huge challenge for many formerly incarcerated, who encounter a combination of laws and rules that block them from jobs, housing and voting. Stanley Frankart is there to help.
Princeton Theological Seminary students, alumni seek ouster of trustee chair
By Adelle M. Banks — March 21, 2023
(RNS) — ‘The seminary needs a deeper reckoning,’ they wrote, ‘with its current relationship to and investment in modern systems of enslavement.’
Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms
By Jim Salter — February 6, 2023
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Supreme Court ruling last March requires states to allow spiritual advisers to join condemned inmates in their final moments.
Evangelicals a rising force inside Argentine prisons
By Rodrigo Abd and German De Los Santos — December 28, 2021
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — The loud noise from the opening of an iron door marks Jorge Anguilante’s exit from the Pinero prison every Saturday. He heads home for 24 hours to minister at a small evangelical church he started in a garage in Argentina’s most violent city. Before he walks through the door, guards remove […]
Former London Fashion Week designer pivots to modest fashion market
By Joseph Hammond — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — After being wrongfully imprisoned for two years in the U.K., Elle B. Mambetov has taken her once famed luxury brand and focused it on modest fashion, aimed at Muslim women.
24 inmates awarded BA degree in pastoral ministry will serve NC prisons as ministers
By Yonat Shimron — December 20, 2021
NASHVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — A push to rehabilitate prisoners through education is quietly taking root across the nation and in North Carolina.
Proud Boys leader seeks release, citing DC jail conditions
By Michael Kunzelman and Ashraf Khalil — November 16, 2021
Tarrio asked that his sentence be reduced or that he be allowed to finish it under house arrest because he claims he has been harassed by correctional officers and exposed to inhumane jail conditions.
Former megachurch pastor and presidential adviser Kirbyjon Caldwell enters prison
By Adelle M. Banks — June 23, 2021
(RNS) — Sentenced in January to six years, the judge allowed the onetime Houston pastor a five-month reprieve, likely due to COVID-19 and personal health concerns.
2 Plowshares activists win early release from prison
By Yonat Shimron — May 27, 2021
(RNS) — Martha Hennessy, 66, the granddaughter of Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day, and Carmen Trotta, 58, a Catholic worker at St. Joseph House in New York City, were released after serving six months in prison for breaking into a nuclear submarine base.
Christian higher ed courses in prisons continue, adapt amid COVID-19
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — May 13, 2021
(RNS) — Despite the elimination of most prison visitations for many months of the COVID-19 pandemic, some religious higher education institutions have found ways to stay connected with prisoners.
Catholic worker who broke into naval base to protest nuclear weapons sentenced
By Yonat Shimron — October 16, 2020
(RNS) — Patrick O'Neill is the third of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 to be sentenced by a US District Court judge for trespassing at the Kings Bay Naval Base two years ago in a symbolic act of nuclear disarmament.
Wrongfully imprisoned for decades, Jimmie Gardner is driven by faith and justice
By Aysha Khan — May 13, 2020
(RNS) — Former pro athlete Jimmie C. Gardner spent 27 years behind bars in West Virginia’s prison system. And all the while, he says, it was his trust in God that kept him pushing to prove his innocence — and now that he's out, to fight for others like him.
As Ramadan nears, prisons urged to accommodate faith needs during pandemic
By Aysha Khan — April 16, 2020
(RNS) — Faith groups say accommodating all prisoners’ religious needs is more critical than ever during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, particularly with Ramadan around the corner.
Film follows ‘honest struggle’ of formerly incarcerated Muslims reentering society
By Aysha Khan — November 27, 2019
(RNS) — The documentary follows Sadiq Davis’ journey to build a new life as a faithful Muslim in the South Side of Chicago after 24 years behind bars.
Andrew Brunson tells of ‘fight for my faith’ in Turkey
By Adelle M. Banks — October 14, 2019
(RNS) — A year after being freed, Brunson spoke of his appreciation for his freedom and his continuing concern for the people of Turkey.
Page 1 of 3
