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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.
Jack Schaap was a married father of two who pastored the 15,000-member First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, when he started having sex with a 16-year-old girl he was counseling.
A South Carolina nonprofit seeks to break the cycle of recidivism for thousands of prisoners through discipleship and training.
A South Carolina nonprofit seeks to break the cycle of recidivism for thousands of prisoners through discipleship and training.
A former Houston megachurch pastor who once was an adviser to presidents has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
Every year, the Angel Tree program delivers Christmas gifts to more than a quarter million children whose parents are incarcerated, in the parents’ names.
As the coronavirus pandemic lengthens and positive tests surge in some places, prison ministries have been racing to adapt in the face of continued restrictions. Many have turned to digital means to minister to those ...
Recidivism is a fundamental concept in criminal justice. It refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior. The Bureau of Justice Statistics found in one recent study that 68 percent of inmates released from prison were re-arrested within three years, 79 percent within 6 years, ...
