prison abolition
24 inmates awarded BA degree in pastoral ministry will serve NC prisons as ministers
By Yonat Shimron — December 20, 2021
NASHVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — A push to rehabilitate prisoners through education is quietly taking root across the nation and in North Carolina.
Formerly incarcerated, this Unitarian Universalist minister is dedicated to abolishing prisons
By Lyra Walsh Fuchs — April 15, 2021
(RNS) — His ministry may have been born in prison, but Jason Lydon wants to see a society where prisons no longer exist. That dream is connected to his theology, he says.
Anxiety, loneliness and spiritual isolation characterize life in prison during pandemic
By Lyra Walsh Fuchs — November 10, 2020
NEW YORK (RNS) — Religious practices of all sorts are fixtures of community for those inside — and all have been stymied by the pandemic lockdowns.
‘Deadly as Dachau’: Activists call for mass decarceration during pandemic
By Aysha Khan — March 25, 2020
BOSTON (RNS) — Progressive faith-based activists and religious leaders have mounted a nationwide push to release as many people held in jails, prisons and immigration detention facilities as possible to protect them from a coronavirus outbreak.
As cities re-examine bail, Muslims launch a Ramadan fund to pay it
By Aysha Khan — May 16, 2018
(RNS) — Believers Bail Out aims to raise awareness about the injustices of the prison system by asking Muslims to give zakat to their incarcerated brothers and sisters in faith.
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