Local residents are caring for those in jail, sharing about faith through worship and teaching. Volunteers are stepping up to ...

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(RNS) — The author began practicing Buddhism while in prison, meditating daily and keeping a gratitude journal. He now aims to help other convicts as a field minister through the North Carolina Field ...

But, when there’s a mistake, there’s also a second chance.That’s where John A. Lewis, pastor of the Point of Change Jail and Street Ministry in La Plata, strives to make a difference in the lives of ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Inside the Nueces County jail, hope is probably the last thing you will find behind bars. Yet, every Monday, Navy veteran Terry Shannon makes it his mission to offer ...

Reentering society after being in jail or prison can be a challenge for many men and women. A High Point ministry highlighted those who turned their lives around.

PERRY COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Several inmates at the Perry County jail made the first steps toward turning over a new leaf in life. Twelve inmates were baptized Friday at the jail. Inmates received ...

When Nick Robbins was 17, he committed armed robbery in a paycheck loan store in Iowa that had declined his loan application because of his age. Around a month later, he tried to do it again -- same ...

VIRGINIA, USA — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday plans to donate his first-quarter salary to an organization dedicated to supplying faith-based resources to people in jail and prisons ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- The La Crosse Jail Ministry celebrated its volunteers Thursday with a breakfast at First Presbyterian Church. Over 100 volunteers were honored for their contributions to residents ...

The Government must ensure lessons are swiftly learned from a series of self-harm related deaths in prison over the last three years, ministers have been warned. There have been 10 self-inflicted ...