When I was a newly ordained pastor, I heard a speech by a federal judge. The judge said that he kept in contact with every person he sentenced to prison. His rationale was simple: he didn’t want his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Ravenna’s Bill Barber accepted a 2024 Voice of Hope Award last May from Diocese of Youngstown’s Catholic Charities, he did so ...

Those who accompany the incarcerated have said there is a lot to do in ministering to a population that has committed crimes and had to live with the consequences of those actions. This population of ...

Looking for a volunteer opportunity with a nonprofit organization which will cost you very little money but a lot of time and commitment, one which has a tremendous positive impact on society? Then ...

2.2 million Americans are currently incarcerated. After release, nearly 70 percent are rearrested within 3 years. Brand316 is focused on lowering recidivism. Release from prison is not as easy as most ...

Erik Olson became the Eastern Christian girls basketball coach after a 13-year break from coaching. Before returning to coaching, Olson ran a non-profit ministry for teens in juvenile detention ...

More than 700 inmates and prison staff gathered last week at the John H. Lilley Correctional Center in Boley, Oklahoma, for an outreach event led by Victory Christian Center, one of Tulsa’s largest ...

Brand 316, a Christian Prison Ministry, is making remarkable strides in helping the formerly incarcerated reintegrate into society. We serve a God of Second Chances which is confirmed over and over in ...

Initiated by a pair of seminarians more than 40 years ago, Prison Ministry India is now a nationwide effort, with more than 8,000 volunteers serving inmates in 1,300 jails. Participants gather for the ...

After a three-year pause due to covid-19, the Kairos Prison Ministry of Arkansas this week resumed its semi-annual weekend retreat for residents of the Pine Bluff Unit of the Arkansas Department of ...