
Walking a Mile in Their Shoes
How can we use this time to bond with “our brothers in white”? The COVID-19 pandemic situation has given new meaning to a term used in Texas prisons that is somewhat akin to “sheltering in
How can we use this time to bond with “our brothers in white”? The COVID-19 pandemic situation has given new meaning to a term used in Texas prisons that is somewhat akin to “sheltering in
I recently sat in a county courtroom for three hours. I am not sure exactly how many people faced the judge that day, but it was a very full docket and I learned a number
Founded in 2000, by Ron Zeilinger, Dismas Ministry is a national, Catholic outreach to prisoners.
In addition to being able to explain our own hope, we need to be equipped to look for the hidden hope already present among the prisoners.
I was blessed to go to prison on New Year’s Eve. There was an open call worship service, which meant that I was able to meet and visit with men from the general population instead
Last August, I visited the A-yard and C-yard chapels in New Folsom State Prison in California for the first time in over ten years. My history as a volunteer at the men’s maximum-security prison dates back
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