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Atkins, Charles – Religious Education, 2020
New models for prison ministry are crucial during the current era of mass incarceration in America--a time when the potential reach of prison ministries can grow as the population of incarcerated individuals grows. In this article, I lift up one prison ministry in New Jersey as an example of how Christian evangelicals who are engaged in…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Clergy
Shevack, Sanford – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The State of New Jersey's inmate population totals almost 22,000 men and women. Nearly 53% of released inmates are re-arrested while 31.1% return to prison within 3 years. The stigma of being an ex-convict has multiple effects for former prisoners who seek to fully participate in society, and inmates re-entering society find their convictions can…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Transformative Learning