September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month in the United States. The latest data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that suicides increased 85 percent in state prisons over two decades and 61 percent in federal prisons.
What would you guess is the difference in length between jail time and a prison sentence? The average prisoner in the United States is sentenced to a little over 12 years in prison. But a stay for someone in jail typically lasts just 21 days.
Imagine you’re cut off from the world, and a letter you wrote to a spiritual mentor weeks ago is still sitting unread.
A maximum-security prison in COVID-19 lockdown is an unlikely place and an unlikely time for spiritual revival. Or so you’d think.
There are approximately 15 million people in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles combined. Imagine if none of them had money to buy food. In fact, what if no one had eaten a complete meal in months? You can almost picture what it’s like in Yemen.
South Church in Lansing, Michigan has truly embraced the biblical command to remember those in prison. With the help of Crossroads Prison Ministries, they’re encouraging incarcerated men and women through mail-in Bible studies and letters.
The holiday season can be hard when you’re missing loved ones, mourning broken dreams, or feel forgotten. But there’s a group of people struggling with all of these things: Prisoners.
The landscape of volunteer service is changing. At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by VolunteerMatch showed that 93 percent of nonprofits significantly reduced their operations. Additionally, 85 percent of volunteers were worried about getting sick or exposing others, and 45 percent of volunteers said […]
One of the hardest things about being in prison is the loneliness and sense of being cut off from the world. But it’s even worse during a pandemic lockdown.
One organization has collected over 100 pieces of framed art and recently launched its first traveling gallery. What makes these art pieces special? The talented men and women who created these pieces are in prison.
