Research by Topic: ex-offender-re-entry
Free … at last?
Published August 14, 2017By Susan Gottshall What I remember most after my visit to Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF) is Deborah.* Her face. Her story. That scar on her chin, is it a memento from her childhood scrapbook of abuse? What about the earlobe scars? Are they reminders of her seven-year relationship with an abusive drug dealer? Deborah’s face, […]
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New pastor installed at ABHMS-supported church in women’s prison
Published July 20, 2016VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 7/19/16)—On June 25, the Rev. Dr. Kimberly LaPlante was installed as new pastor of Church of Hope, which is housed inside South Dakota Women’s Prison, Pierre. The only American Baptist church inside a prison, Church of Hope has a church council and a vital congregation that gathers several times weekly for […]
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