Prison Fellowship

Prison Fellowship is a Christian nonprofit that works with prisoners, former prisoners and their families in the United States. Founded in 1976 by Charles "Chuck" Colson following his release from prison for a Watergate-related offence, it describes itself as the nation's largest Christian nonprofit serving this population, and operates in the criminal justice, corrections and prisoner and family reentry sectors.

The organisation runs four main programmes. The Prison Fellowship Academy delivers in-prison programming intended to replace criminal thinking with biblically based life principles. Angel Tree delivers Christmas gifts and support to children of prisoners. Warden Exchange works with corrections leaders to build different prison cultures. Second Chance Month is a campaign to raise awareness of the barriers facing people with criminal records.

Beyond direct services, Prison Fellowship engages in justice reform advocacy, and states that its wider aim is to restore America's criminal justice system and those it affects. The organisation works from a biblical worldview, as a ministry equipping Christians to serve incarcerated individuals, on the premise that no life is beyond the reach of restoration. Further information is available at prisonfellowship.org.