ROCK ISLAND -- The story of creation is told in Genesis. The story about the creation of a prison ministry program is told by Jana Minor. The stories are closely related. Mrs. Minor of Batavia will ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court said Monday that the state of Iowa cannot fund an evangelical Christian prison ministry program because it advanced or endorsed religion and therefore ...

Kairos Prison Ministry is seeking volunteers for its next weekend mission in October at the St. Marys Correctional Center. Here participants are in a past program at the correctional center. (Photo ...

A baby boom at the Missouri Department of Corrections' women's prison in Vandalia, Missouri, has brought new hope to ...

A global clutch of inmates is relying on faith to reshape their prison culture as they repay their past crimes and rebuild their lives, an evangelical ministry group says. From Australia to Zimbabwe, ...

Women In Trucking helps an aspiring driver in Namibia, Bridgestone and Firestone recommit to FFA support, TEL donates to local prison ministry, PepsiCo continues program to support Chicago youth, and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The state of Iowa and lawyers for an evangelical Christian prison ministry program have asked the entire 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review a Dec. 3 ruling that said ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — With over 40,000 inmates presently incarcerated in Tennessee adult prisons and jails, 95% of them will be released. The problem is 70% of them will end up back behind bars in ...

For five years, Richelle Greenwood relied on the gardens at Sterling Correctional Facility to help her provide fresh produce to her community in Sterling, Colorado. The food pantry assistance program ...

MCLOUD, Okla. — Mabel Bassett Correctional Center is the largest woman's prison in Oklahoma. The prison, located in McLoud, houses the only woman on death row. You might imagine it's a place full of ...