Every person has dignity and potential.
Together we can open the door for approximately 70 million Americans to live up to their potential after paying their debt to society!
Together with our partners, we’re raising awareness of the importance of second chances.

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Volunteer

Volunteer with Prison Fellowship. Whether your interests lie in prison ministry, advocacy or family reconciliation, the organization will partner with you to make a difference in the lives of prisoners, their families and their communities.

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Prison Programs Provide Renewal

Prison programs provide renewal. Listen as Dillon talks about the way his life has been changed.

What is Prison Fellowship?

Prison Fellowship is a faith-based voice shaping the public debate on justice reform. It mobilizes Christians to advocate for a restorative approach to justice that advances proportional punishment, constructive prison culture and equipping individuals and policymakers to bring about meaningful policy change on both the federal and state levels.

Community Volunteers Needed

Community volunteers provide invaluable hope to inmates who must come to terms with their incarceration and try to piece their lives back together. Volunteers often discover that they receive so much more than they give when they offer their services relating to inmates.

To volunteer at SCI Chester, contact volunteer coordinator Rev. James Akrong (jakrong@pa.gov or 610-490-5412).

Helping US Children Who Have a Parent in Prison

One in 49 children in the U.S. has a mom or dad in prison. In 2021, WPC participated for the third year in Angel Tree, expanding our support to 10 children for them to receive gifts from their incarcerated parents.

Encouraging Children of Incarcerated Moms

Listen as Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch, the child of an incarcerated parent, encourages children whose moms are incarcerated at Julia Tutwiler Prison in Alabama.

Value of Parole/Community Supervision

Listen as Pastor Jon talks about the problems of restrictive community supervision/parole for returning citizens re-entering society.

After Prison, Then What?

More than 600,000 people are released from prison or jail every year. Will they get a job or a lease, be welcomed by church and family, get financial aid to get a degree or a trade? These are some of the things that stand in the way of a full and productive life.

Effect of Legal Restrictions

One in three Americans has a criminal record. When those who have been incarcerated are released, however, more than 44,000 legal restrictions keep them trapped in a “second prison.”

Lives Can Be Transformed

Prison Fellowship Academy helps shatter the cycle of crime. The 12-month intensive program completely transforms most who participate. Read how Robbie’s life was transformed.

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The Cost of Incarceration

Each year, the nation spends over $80 billion to incarcerate and reincarcerate people. Beyond the financial impact, the cycle of crime and incarceration produces broken relationships, victimization, despair and instability impacting families and communities across the nation.

2.1 Million in Jail

The United States imprisons more of its citizens than any other nation – currently nearly 2.1 million. While more than 600,000 Americans are released from correctional facilities annually, two-thirds are rearrested within three years. Learn more about the need for reform and the handicaps of “second prison” in upcoming posts.

Ashley’s Story

Ashley, a former drug addict and drug trafficker, talks about her time in prison and the difference Prison Fellowship made in her life.

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Prison Fellowship

Prison Fellowship spearheaded Second Chance Month in 2017. The goal of is to change perceptions. To shift the narrative by amplifying the voices of the formerly incarcerated. To share their stories. To restore their dignity.

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One in Three

Do you want to only be known for the worst thing you ever did?
Approximately one in three (70 million) American adults has a criminal record, which limits access to education, jobs, housing and other things they need to reach their potential. Second Chance Month is a nationwide effort to raise awareness about these barriers and provide the opportunity to live full lives after paying their debt to society.

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Forgiveness

When have you given another person a second chance? When has God given you a second chance?
“Then Peter came to him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’
‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘but seventy times seven!’”
Matthew 18:21-22

April is Second Chance Month. Do you believe in second chances?