Articles
Five Areas for Change: Juvenile Justice
Juvenile courts in the United States ostensibly operate with the overarching goals of holding youth accountable for wrongdoing, reducingcrime, and increasing public safety. However, the actual policies and practices of state juvenile justice systems frequently work...
Forgiveness Therapy in Corrections – Mark Teslik
Fresh Hope for Living Free – Hoefs
From Mission Field to Mission Worker: Helping Former Prisoners – Don Allsman
PDF Powerpoint of Workshop
From the Classroom to the Community: Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry
The United States now has both the highest incarceration rate and the largest total number of people behind bars of any country in the world: 2.3 million. For the first time in U.S. history,more than one in every 100 adults is currently incarcerated in jail or prison...
GC2 Summit on Mass Incarceration 2017
Gender Resistance in Corrections
Gender Resistance in Corrections by Dr. Susan Jones. The idea that gender specific programming with female offenders may affect long-term improvement in many outcomes, including decreased recidivism, has shown significant promise. It is ironic that the corrections...
Global Prison Trends
Every year, Global Prison Trends by Penal Reform International (in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice) provides us with a global view on the state of prisons. [pdf-embedder...
Going Pro: Making the Case for Professional Chaplains
Article written by Dr. Ronald G. Turner in his advocacy for more individuals to become Professional Chaplains as well as his top ten reasons to join Chaplaincy.
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry Chaplain Resource Kit