Prayers
“OH MOTHER OF THE STAIRS”
A prayer for all prisoners with Covid-19
You inherited a title from our first mother, Eve, and, as the
New Eve, you are even more the mother of all the living, loving To call out to all to take the steps to life, to enter from whatever Turning point and to take the rail, the rhythm of life and prayer And to ascend, step by step, holding on as you are helped to hold On and to rise, and rise again, rising in the company of others.
Oh Joseph, as you worked you saw who was lost and looking around,
And you prayed, whether in words or gestures, dedicating your
Difficulties to turning boys and girls, youths, old men and women,
To your wife, Mary, who stands by the entrance to the stairs,
Calling to all who would pass on by to stop, to falter just in time,
And to follow the turning up, and to avoid the turning down.
Oh Mother of the Stairs, let not those who are on the money-go-round
Stay stuck on the cutting edge, getting caught up in the swirling
Down and round, round and down until, either fished up or flat
Against the possibility of the water-fall, taking them beyond the Edge of returning, descending without drowning, falling as they Fail, failing as they fall, faster now, unless netted before the end.
Oh Lord, you have descended to hell and you have ascended
To heaven, you know the way down and you know the way up;
And, indeed, you know all the steps in between and all the
Stops and starts and changes of direction, encouraging all
Who are going down to come up and all who are going up to
Continue up, and even as they go to help others to rise with them.
You knew imprisonment and you turned it into an opportunity
For the salvation of the world; you knew the isolation of being
Intensely alone and again you turned it into an opportunity
For the salvation of the world; you knew the utter worn-out-ness
Of carrying your cross and bearing afflictions for others and you
Turned it into an opportunity for the salvation of the world.
Help all who are imprisoned bear the burden of illness, isolation, Even estrangement, turning their cross into opportunities to shed Addictions, to see in their lives your Son’s walk with them to the Resurrection, to turn around and see the goodness of God coming Towards them, arms outstretched, bringing the healing love that Loves to heal, turning them up-wards to go up the stairs with help.
Oh Mother of the Stairs, gather your children from all walks of life,
All points of the earth, all peoples of the world, all times of life,
Whether poor or rich, victim or violent, alone or as part of a gang,
Turning what is misused to a good use, scheming into helping,
Gang members into friends, taking into giving, causing harm
Into helping to heal – being saved into showing others the stairs.
by Francis Etheredge Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for Prisoners
Lord, you are close to those who are most alone.
Be present to our brothers and sisters in prison
who suffer from the coronavirus.
In their dark hours, be a light of hope.
In their sad plight, stir us to compassion.
In their daily routine, stir the kindness of their guards.
In their physical struggles, pour out a healing balm.
Lead them and us, one day, home to you. Amen
by Father Louis Cameli Profiles in Catholicism
Interviews
Book Reviews and Commentaries
Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Nicole R. Fleetwood Commentary by Heather King Angelus
Beyond the Bars: From Prison to the Podium by Chris “Tatted Strength” Luera and Michael Oropollo Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Prison Truth by William J. Drummond Reviewed by Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein L.A. Review of Books
Aging Behind Prison Walls: Studies in Trauma and Resilience by Tina Maschi, Ph.D. and Keith Morgen, Ph.D. Commentary by Tom Stoelker Fordham News
Chokehold: Policing Black Men by Paul Butler Commentary by GeorgetownUniversity
Refuge In Hell by Ronald D. Lemmert Reviewed by George Williams America
St. Maximilian Kolbe The Saint of Auschwitz by Jean-Francoi Vivier Reviewed by Thomas L. McDonald National Catholic Register
No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison by Behrouz Boochani Reviewed by Andrew Hamilton La Croix International
Television Reviews and Commentaries
Orange Is The New Black Commentary by Jessie AtkinA ScreenRant
Film Reviews
Attica Reviewed by Brian Welk Microsoft News
In the Name of the Father Reviewed by Rodger Ebert rodgerebert.com
Medical Journal Articles
Assessing incarcerated women’s physical and mental health status and needs in a Swiss prison: a cross-sectional study by Aurélie Augsburger, Céline Neri, Patrick Bodenmann, et al Health & Justice volume 10, Article number: 8 (2022)
A systematic review of post-release programs for women exiting prison with substance-use disorders: assessing current programs and weighing the evidence by Layla Edwards, Sacha Kendall Jamieson, Julia Bowman, et al Health & Justice volume 10, Article number: 1 (2022)
Prevalence and Persistence of Psychiatric Disorders in Youth After Detention. A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Linda A. Teplin, PhD; Leah J. Welty, PhD; Karen M. Abram, PhD; et al Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012;69(10):1031-
Using Systems of Care to Reduce Incarceration of Youth with Serious Mental Illness by Chris D. Erickson American Journal of Community Psychology volume 49, pages404–416 (2012
Physical and Psychosocial Impacts of Parental Incarceration on Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Differentiating Age of Exposure by MSK Luk, C Hui, SKM Tsang, YL Fung…Adolescent Research , 2022
General Articles /Commentaries
Erdogan’s secret prisons in Syria by Jonathan Spyer The Jerusalem Post
Pope tells prisoners: God always forgives! by Inés San Martín Crux
Dry cells to be banned for women prisoners suspected of carrying contraband in bodies by Laura Osman :The Canadian Press
Charleston diocese: Making death-row inmate choose means of execution is 'barbarism' by Catholic News Agency
Ex-Alabama Prison Guard Sentenced for Assaulting Inmates by The Associated Press/U.S.News
The Acacia Prison reforms urged by advocates before Noongar man’s death by Giovanni Tor National Indigenous Times
Sheriff Tom Dart Attacks Gov. Pritzker For Refusing New Inmates In State Prisons by Shannon Heffernan WBRZ
Serious Mental Illness Prevalence in Jails and Prisons by Treatment Advocacy Center
Ill Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Human Rights Watch
Capitol Riot Dating Coach Gets 3 1/2 Years in Prison on N.Y. Gun Charges by Bloomberg
Changing Life Behind Bars by Rachel Roman Tablet
Discovering the Power of Healing Touch in Prison by Dan Finucane, SJ The Jesuit Post
A world where prisons are a last resort by Jesuit Social Services
Shackles and Solitary: Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup by Annie Waldman ProPublica
Actor Gets 20 Years in Prison for Running $650 Million Hollywood Ponzi Scheme by Nancy Dillon Rolling Stone
Former federal prisons chaplain pleads guilty to sexually abusing inmate by The Hill
Minnesota Woman Sentenced to Prison for Helping Her Son Hide Body of Her Murdered Husband by Jerry Lambe -Law & Crime
Teen Jailed Over Fatal Rage Stabbing Allegedly Killed By Fellow Inmates by Anders Anglesey Newsweek
Reform movement publishes extensive report on sexual misconduct in its youth programs by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Interview with Fr. Gordon McCrea by Beyond these Stone Walls
Prisoners Stations of the Cross by Theresa Alessandro Independent Catholic News
Prisoner Kills Fellow Inmate Who Led Child Pornography Ring by Gerrard Kaonga Newsweek
Drug Confiscations in NYC Jails Doubled During Pandemic Visitor Ban by Jon Jackson Newsweek
Laicized former priest serving life term dead of apparent suicide by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Incarceration in a changing climate by Julie Edwards Eureka Street
Who Is Pamela Moses? Black Woman Sentenced to Prison for Trying To Vote by Isabel Van Brugen Newsweek
Religious sister sentenced to prison for embezzling from Los Angeles Catholic school by Kate Olivera Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Vermont Conversation: The ‘pandemic-to-prison pipeline’ and the student mental health crisis by David Goodman VTDigger
"Egypt is the republic of fear:' New videos show torture of prisoners inside Katameya Prison by Amelia Smith Middle East Monitor
Liberia prisons: Where inmates are short of food, space and uniforms by BBC
Sedef Kabas: Turkish journalist jailed for reciting proverb by BBC
Fourth Calif. federal prison worker charged with sex abuse by Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo The Associated Press
Houthis, aid group: Death toll from prison airstrike hits 82 by Samy Magdy The Associated Press
Russia jails more Jehovah’s Witnesses, prompting calls for ‘strong measures by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
France condemns the imprisonment of an anthropologist in Iran by UK Time News
How Mary and Jesus Helped Me Discover Family in Prison by Dan Finucane, SJ The Jesuit Post
She Helped Expose Secret UAE-Run Prisons in Yemen — and Paid a Steep Price by Alice Speri The Intercept
Christmas in prison? What it's like to celebrate behind bars by Jonah McKeown and Kate Olivera Catholic News Agency
Denmark to ship prisoners off to Kosovo by Darko Janjevic Deutsche Welle//Microsoft News
A model of female leadership at Kolbe House Jail Ministry by U..S Catholic
Dozens of inmates die in a battle between prison gangs in Ecuador by The Associated Press/NPR
Japan death row inmates sue over 'inhumane' same-day notification -media by Reuters/Microsoft News
Prison Ministry and Beginning Again by Dan Finucane, SJ The Jesuit Post
Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse by Ben Fox The Associated Press/Microsoft News
A couple convicted of assaulting a Sesame Place worker after a mask dispute has been sentenced to prison by Alisha Ebrahimji CNN/Microsoft News
In meeting with prisoners, Francis says ‘we all make mistakes’ by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Twitter suspends Indiana Rep. Jim Banks’ account over anti-trans comment by The Associated Press/Microsoft News
When Dealing With Climate Change, Silence Is Madness by Henry Karlson Patheos
Nigerian gunmen attack jail, 575 detainees missing by Reuters/Microsoft News
Ecuador jail: Dozens killed in Guayaquil prison fight by BBC
Viewpoint: The prisons we deserve by Independent Catholic News
Anglesey kidnap: Gang jailed for snatching child over satanic abuse fears by BBC
Prisoners' Sunday - I was In prison and you came to me by Theresa Alessandro Independent Catholic News
Jim Wahlberg’s journey from addiction and incarceration back to Christ and the Church by Jim Graves The Catholic World Report
Encountering God’s Heart in Men Behind Bars by Nick Russell, SJ The Jesuit Post
Iran prisons chief apologises over leaked videos of Evin abuse by Joe Tidy BBC
Daniel Hale Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Drone Leak by Ryan Devereaux snf Murtaza Hussain The Intercept
Three Jehovah’s Witnesses sentenced to six or more years in Russian prison for their faith by Kathryn Post Religion News Service
Russia hands Navalny ally parole-like sentence over protests by Dania Litvinova The Associated Press
Ecuador president decrees emergency in prisons after clashes by The Associated Press
50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans by Aron Morrison The Associated Press
Seminarian jailed amid Cuba protests by Eduardo Berdejo Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
'They Tried to Freeze Me to Death': Torture and Resistance in Israeli Prisons by Middle East Monitor
Horrific tales of Palestinian girls in Israeli jails by Middle East Monitor
John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison by Clare Duffy and Alan Goodman CNN Business
Jailed Jesuit’s intensive care stay extended by CathNews
Pope welcomes prisoners to Vatican before they tour museums by Catholic News Service
Jailed Indian Jesuit's health critical in hospital. The court has not published Father Swamy's medical report but says he is under intensive care by Saji Thomas UCA News
Catholic leaders in Brazil object to plan to replace prison chaplains with radio stations by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Q & A with Sr. Adele Korah, counseling inmates with Prison Ministry India by Philip Mathew Global Sisters Report
"Nothing is Changing:" ICE Sent Detailees to Irwin Prison Despite Pledges to Close It. Irwin, an ICE prison plagued by abuse allegations, is at the center of the Biden administration’s promises on detention reform. by John Washington and José Olivares The Intercept
Fleeing Texas inmates outsmarted jailers by placing dummies in bed by Sarah N. Lynch Reuters
What is prison abolition? by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
Former priest gets prison for abuse in Ontonagon County by Garrett Neese Iron Mountain Daily News
The racist roots of mass incarceration in the US by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
Pope Francis unveils sweeping reform of Catholic Church’s penal sanctions by Courtney Mares Catholic Mews Agency/The Catholic World Report
New Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults, even by laity by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter
Catholic media mogul jailed, bankers threatened in Hong Kong by UCA News
UPDATE: High Court orders jailed Indian Jesuit to hospital for evaluation by Catholic News Service
Jailed Indian Jesuit prefers to suffer in prison rather than be hospitalized, Father Stan Swamy told Bombay High Court on Friday how his health has deteriorated in prison. He wants nothing short of interim bail and be at home in Ranchi. by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Christian higher ed courses in prisons continue, adapt amid COVID-19 by Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Thousands of inmates infected with Covid at two Thai prisons by UCA News
16 Jehovah’s Witnesses released from prison in Turkmenistan during Ramadan by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Milwaukee archdiocese sues over pandemic prison ministry prohibition by Autumn Jones Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Navalny Is in Prison, His Movement Is in Trouble. Putin’s biggest crackdown yet is depriving the Russian opposition of both its leader and its infrastructure by Vladislav Davidzon Tablet
Jesuit Fr. Swamy: A caged bird sings for his birthday in prison.As Father Stan Swamy celebrates his 84th birthday in an Indian prison cell, numerous Church leaders voice calls for his release, with his fellow Jesuits saying “a caged bird still can sing.” by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Jailed Indian Jesuit moves high court seeking bail Father Stan Swamy, 84, approaches Bombay High Court for his release on health grounds by Saji Thomas UCA News
How We Survived COVID-19 in Prison by Nicole Lewis The Marshall Project/Pocket
Fighting antisemitism, and mass incarceration: Talking with Udi Ofer of the ACLU by Zachariah Sippy The Forward
Sinn Féin leader's apology to Royal family the right thing to do.President of Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald has apologized to the British Royal family for the murder of Lord Mountbatten by the IRA. by Niall O'Dowd Irish Central
Ozil donates $120,000 to children of Rohingya, Syria, Somalia by Middle East Monitor
Prison Fellowship joins campaign to reform cocaine sentencing guidelines. The president of the evangelical prison ministry said ‘action is needed now to correct this now long-standing injustice.’ by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Lecrae, Bieber appear at prison events as ministries return to correctional facilities.Some of the first to return to prison ministry have been high-profile Christians like Lecrae, Justin Bieber and Churchome pastor Judah Smith. by Emily McFarlan Miller, Maina Mwaura,and Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service
Conservative legal experts take up Apache Oak Flat religious freedom case by Brian Roewe EarthBeat
Pope Francis’ Silence on China by Doug Jones, SJ The Jesuit Post
Missionary calls sentenced Hong Kong activists ‘prophets for our days’ by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Priest insists insurgency in Mozambique is based on economics, not religion by Inés San Martín Crux
Vatican sign language project brings Pope Francis’ words to all by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Chicago’s Running Nun talks about faith and sport by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
Earth Day – An Urgent Reminder to Protect ‘Our Common Home’ by Tony Magliano Indian Catholic Matters
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny to be moved to a hospital by Daria Litvinoma The Associated Press
Final Kings Bay Plowshares activist sentenced to 21 months in prison by Lucy Grindon National Catholic Reporter
‘Inmates run the asylum’: Political observers stunned by QAnon congresswoman’s massive fundraising haul by Matthew Chapman RawStory
Tom Cotton scorched as a 'blood-thirsty fascist' for stunning claim about the criminal justice system by David Badash The New Civil Rights Movement/AlterNet
Mean America: Punishing Poverty – The Prison Industrial Complex by John WL Berry Patheos
After Half Century in Prison, Elderly Black Panther Should Not Be Left to Die by Natasha Lennard The Intercept
My prison cell view of the COVID-19 pandemic by Patrick O'Neill National Catholic Reporter
US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks by Nicole Lewis and Michael E. Sisak The Associated Press
Australia’s Catholic bishops issue plenary council working document by Catholic News Agency
After deadly riots, Ecuador’s bishops call for ‘evaluation’ of prison system by Inés San Martín Crux
Authorities: Prison riots in Ecuador leave 62 dead by The Associated Press
Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist by Joseph Wilson and Hernan Munoz The Associated Press
First Day Out of Prison: A Modern-Day Parable on Coming Out of the Pandemic and Into Lent by Christopher Alt, SJ The Jesuit Post
Panel: Black women bear the brunt of mass incarceration by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter
Three Saudi youths get prison sentence instead of death by Isabel Debre The Associated Press
Hawaii GOP official resigns after posting pro-QAnon tweets by Mark Thiessen The Associated Press
Biden orders end of federally run private prisons by Aamer Madhani The Associated Press
Prison Chaplains and the Corona Virus Pandemic - A Vire from London by John Plummer Anglican Way Magazine
Jailed Indian Jesuit pens letter on prisoners' plight by UCA news reporter UCA News
Vietnam jails environmental activist for seven years, Rights group says Vietnam's economic progress is undermined by its repression of freedom of expression by UCA News reporter UCA News
Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering by Hannah Brockhaus Catholic News Agency/Angelus
On his way to prison, Catholic activist advocates for COVID-19 prisoner release by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
China sentences 10 seeking to flee Hong Kong to prison terms by Zen Soo Associated Press
Renewing the lives of prisoners in India by Shanti Pulickal Global Sisters Report
Virus besets Belarus prisons filled with president’s critics by Associated Press
Inmates facing big virus risks not near top of vaccine lists by Colleen Slevin and Patty Nieberg Associated Press
A Covid-19 vaccine has finally arrived. Prisoners must be prioritized. Catholic social teaching proclaims all life is sacred and that the morality of a society is judged by how it treats its most by Alison McCrary America
UK Bishops call for protection of prisoners and staff during second Covid-19 wave by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken by Shannon Heffernan WBEZ/ProPublica
Elderly Jesuit priest describes 'joy' of Indian prison life. Father Stan Swamy says he sees God in the pain and smiles of his fellow inmates in a Mumbai jail by Saji Thomas UCA News
Priest jailed for theft blames Catholic doctrine, also facing sex abuse charges by JD Flynn CNA/ Catholic World Report
Prisons and law enforcement are not the solution to our social problems by Dwayne David Paul National Catholic Reporter
Christians seek Indian leaders' help for bail for jailed priest..The help of the president and prime minister of India has been sought to obtain bail for elderly Jesuit priest Father Stan Swamy who is in precarious health condition in prison. by Vatican News staff writer Vatican News
Jesuit Volunteer Conducts Jail Visit in NOLA During COVID-19 by Tomy Vettukallel JVC
UK Bishops call for protection of prisoners and staff during second Covid-19 wave by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
N-E India: Prison Ministry Discusses Skill-Building Initiatives by Team ICM Indian Catholic Matter
Grateful for a Wedding in Prison by Jenny Block The New York Times
Mental illness, women in prison by Anita Boniface Independents Catholic News
No ID, No Job: How Coronavirus Left Parolees in Excruciating Limbo After Leaving Prison by Natasha LennardThe Intercept
Coronavirus in Prisons by Father John KumarProfiles in Catholicism
Catholic leaders decry prisoners’ exposure to COVID-19 during pandemic by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service/Crux
Flattening the Curve for Incarcerated Populations — Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons by Matthew J. Akiyama, M.D., Anne C. Spaulding, M.D., and Josiah D. Rich, M.D. The New England Journal of Medicine
Sister Helen Prejean Spending COVID-19 Quarantine Advocating for Prisoners by Christopher WhiteNew Evangelization Television (NET)
What it’s like to be locked in prison during the coronavirus pandemic by Jeremy Roebuck and Chris Palmer ThePhiladelphiaInquirer
No Escape From Virus Threat for 2 Million Crammed in Prisons by by Richard WrightPrison Legal News
Prison sentences could turn into death sentences amid the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. Mass releases could be the best strategy to save thousands of lives by Joey HaddenBusiness Insider
Pope Francis shines a light on prisoners during Good Friday's unusual Via Crucis by Claire GiangravéReligion News Service
Coronavirus Puts a Prison Under Siege by Sadie Gurman, Zusha Elinson and Deanna PaulThe Wall Street Journal
Prisons and jails across the US are turning into 'petri dishes' for coronavirus. Deputies are falling ill, too by Holly Yan, CNN
Coronavirus updates: Germany cases jump more than 5,300; outbreak at Chicago’s largest jail by Ellioot Smith and Weizhen TanCNBC
Coronavirus Sparked Prison Riots in Italy. Will It Happen Here? by Kaiser Health News
Coronavirus will thrive in British jails: prisoners face a death sentence by Mark Johnson The Guardian
Asia's overcrowded prisons await Covid-19 disaster by by UCANews reporter UCANews.com
BOP Implementing Modified Operations by Federal Bureau of Prisons
Inmates In Washington State Protest After Fellow Prisoners Test Positive For COVID-19 by Scott NeumanNPR
This Quarantined Holy Week I’m Thinking of a Brother Jesuit in Jail by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJThe Jesuit Post
Pakistan's top court cancels order to free prisoners by UCANews reporterUCANews.com
El Paso bishop calls for release of nonviolent migrants in detention by Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
English bishop calls for early release of prisoners during COVID-19 pandemic by Charles CollinsCrux
Vatican Major Penitentiary: Mercy does not cease amid coronavirus by CNA Daily News /The Catholic World Report
Prisoners are digging mass graves in New York City by Geoff HerbertSyracuse.com
Pope prays for solution to overcrowded prisons during pandemic by Junno Arocho EstevesCatholic News Service/Crux
Prisoners are digging mass graves in New York City by Geoff HerbertSyracuse.com
Brazil’s Church leaders warn about threat to prisoners posed by COVID-19 by Eduardo Campos LimaCrux
Rikers Island Prisoners Are Being Offered PPE and $6 an Hour to Dig Mass Graves by Ryan Grim The Intercept
Ill-prepared for Covid-19, Mexico City prisons continue to allow visitors by Jan-Albert HootsenAmerica
Bishop urges government to tackle COVID-19 in prisons by Independent Catholic News
Pope Francis calls for a global cease-fire, attention to overcrowded prisons in response to coronavirus by Gerard O’ConnellAmerica
Forget me not: Prison ministry faces challenges of global pandemic by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/America
Prison Chaplains Adapt as Coronavirus Limits Their Ministry by Jonah McKeownCNA/National Catholic Register
Pope Francis Offers Mass for Prisoners After Italian Prison Riots by Courtney MaresCNA/National Catholic Register
Call of the Heart - Prison Fellowship's Prayer Line by Anita Boniface Independent Catholic News
Interfaith demonstrations across California demand release of incarcerated people amid COVID-19 by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service
11 years in prison: A Catholic priest serves time for crimes of conscience, The Kings Bay Plowshares 7. From left to right: Elizabeth McAlister, Stephen Kelly, Carmen Trotta, Mark Colville, Martha Hennessy, Clare Grady and Patrick O’Neill. by Patrick O'Neill Religion News Service
Honduras: One year on environmental defenders still in jail without trial by Independent Catholic News
Prison Journal: A Midsummer Night’s Mid-Life Crisis by Fr. Gordon J. MacRae These Stone Walls
600 faith leaders sign letter urging California governor to stop transfer of incarcerated people to ICE by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service
Catholic Archbishop Prays Outside of Prison for Detained Protesters in Belarus by Courtney Mares CNA/National Catholic Register
Indian Bishop calls for social reintegration of prisoners by Vatican News
Advocates demand ICE comply with order to release children in detention by Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter
Indian Bishop calls for social reintegration of prisoners by Vatican News
Religious ideals shaped the broken U.S. prison system. Can they also fix it? by Betsy Shirley America
Critics denounce Attorney General Barr’s decision to set execution dates for death row inmates by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service/America
Pakistan prisoner group calls for halt to executions by UCA News reporterUCA News
Wrongfully imprisoned for decades, Jimmie Gardner is driven by faith and justice by Aysha Khan Religion News Service
Uncertain future for Philippines' freed child prisoners byFather Shay CullenUCANews
Reconciliation comes to two mothers after imprisonment by Chris Herlinger Global Sisters Report
Have mercy, release nonviolent prisoners during pandemic by NCR Editorial Staff National Catholic Reporter
Should Turkey extend the release of prisoners to journalists and human rights activists, who were arbitrarily detained? by We Hold These Truths
What’s it like to say Mass on death row? An interview with the Jesuit chaplain of San Quentin prison by Jesuitical America
Dimesse sisters link female prisoners to society in Kenya by Doreen Ajiambo Global Sisters Report
Pope Blesses Rosaries for Prisoners by Inés San Martín The Tablet
250 journalists imprisoned worldwide during 2019 by Vatican News
Prison art teacher’s memoir weaves family, poetry, and vocation by Heather King Crux/Angelus
New York City Paid McKinsey Millions to Stem Jail Violence. Instead, Violence Soared. by Ian MacDougal ProPublica
Why I Started a Book Club in the Harris County Jail by Amalia Beckner Observer
Prepping for Parole by Jennifer Gonnerman The New Yorker
Prepping for Parole.A group of volunteers is helping incarcerated people negotiate a system that is all but broken by Jennifer Gonnerman The New Yorker
Pope says no to Argentina in 2020, yes to freeing Nicaragua prisoners now by Inés San Martín Crux
Pope urges greater efforts to reform prison systems ,e chances of committing crime, says Francis by La Croix International staff (with Catholic News Service)
Pope Francis: Prisoners need windows and horizons by Independent Catholic News
Catholic Anti-Nuclear Activists On Trial During Respect Life Month by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ The Jesuit Post
Faith Leaders Support Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island by The Tablet Staff The Tablet
Lithuania’s new cardinal spent time in Soviet prison for defending Catholicism by Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service/America
How one Catholic group is fighting for justice in Nigeria’s troubled prison system by Linus Unah America
Rikers Island prison ‘has got to go,’ says New York cardinal by Christopher White Crux
Pope Francis: Life imprisonment forgoes the ‘right to start over’ by Courtney Grogan Catholic News Agency/Angelus
Brazil has one of the most violent prison systems in the world. Can the Catholic Church help? by Eduardo Campos America
St. Maximilian Kolbe, the Atomic Bomb, and a Strange Connection by Jack Hartjes Patheos
Auschwitz Memorial chronicles the sacrifice of St. Maximilian Kolbe by, Angelus/Catholic News Agency
French cannabis debate ignores race, religion and mass incarceration of Muslims by David A. Guba Religion News Service
New Crisis: The mass incarceration of women and minorities by Stacy M. Brown The Louisiana Weekly
Activists join prisoners on hunger strike in Vietnam by UCANews Reporter UCANews.com
The Dark Secret of Juvenile Detention Centers by Josh Voorhees Slate
Teen says juvenile detention center used inmates as ‘sex slaves’ by Kaja Whitehouse New York Post
China is killing prisoners for organs, tribunal finds by UCANews Reporter UCANews..com
Teaching in America’s Prisons Has Taught Me to Believe in Second Chances by The Conversation Patheos
Drakeo the Ruler Speaks to Tablet From Prison by Jeff Weiss Tablet
Criminal justice reform: 7 things to know about the latest re-entry research by Koch Newsroom
Faith leaders call for an end to solitary confinement by Perry West Catholic News Agency/Angelus
As execution looms, case for clemency hinges on an act of forgiveness by Theresa Laurence Catholic News Service/Angelus
Drakeo the Ruler Speaks to Tablet From Prison by Jeff Weiss Tablet
Jail is no place for mothers, or mothers-to-be by The Times Editorial Board The Los Angeles Times
Bishop Tamaki wants Kelvin Davis to man up, do his job, or else by CathNews New Zealand
Kairos retreats share God’s love with those on the inside By Zoey Maraist The Arlington Catholic Herald
Solitary confinement in U.S. prisons qualifies today as torture by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service/Crux
Pope washes inmates' feet at Mass of Lord’s Supper by Devin Watkins Vatican News
Walk for Life frees prisoner to heal from loss, inspire others by Diane Hanson The Catholic World Report
Father Greg Boyle’s solution to an unjust criminal justice system: radical kinship by J.D. Long-García America
China's 'genocide' unlike any other The global community must act to end the forcible extraction of organs from prisoners of conscience by Benedict Rogers La Croix International
Lobbying in lieu of ashes: a pushback against long prison sentences by Mary Ann McGivern National Catholic Reporter
Cardinal Timothy Dolan Celebrates Mass at Riker's Island. by Emily Drooby Net TV
N.Y. congregation's concern leads bank to end private prison financing by Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service/ Global Sisters Report
The Price of Doing Business in Russia: Prison by Amy Knight NYR Daily
The wisdom of ‘The Work’: self-discovery inside a prison’s walls by Gregory Mellor America
The value of public penance in the age of clerical abuse, mass incarceration and #MeToo by Eve Tushnet America
Inside Ireland’s Largest Prison: ‘They’re getting out worse than they went in’ by Peter Crawley The Irish Times
Bishops blast Alabama for denying inmate his imam at execution by Christopher White Crux
Pope: Staff can help make prison a place of redemption by Lydia O’Kane Vatican News
With prisoners, pope derides ‘adjectives’ used to label and dismiss by Inés San Martín Crux/Angelus
Giving hope to prisoners by Xavier Diaz La Croix International
Long prison sentences make things worse, not better by Mary Ann McGivern National Catholic Reporter
Young Inmates Make Crozier for Pope by Zerit Staff
Plan to create an L.A. County women’s' jail in Lancaster faces serious opposition by Maya Lay LA Times
For a Catholic family in Pakistan, poverty is a bitter reality by ACN Staff
Nuns in India have faced abuse for decades by Tim Sullivan Associated Press/America
Reporting abuse, activists work to end detention for pregnant migrants by Maria Benevento National Catholic Reporter
California inmate takes unlikely path to freedom: Podcasting by Olga R. Rodríguez Associated Press
Trump destabilizes the presidency and the nation's soul by Joan Chittister National Catholic Reporter
State legislators working for a pro-life New Year by Catholic News Agency/ Angelus
O Come Emmanuel: Free us prisoners by Julia Walsh National Catholic Reporter
Human rights through an Anglican lens by Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Anglicam Communiony News Service
Man-Up programme has never been banned from prisons by CathNews New Zealand
The care that children need by Father Shay Cullen UCANews.com
How we treat prisoners tells us who we are by Mary Ann McGivern National Catholic Reporter
English and Welsh bishops on the need for prison reform by John Waters Vatican News
Iowa guest house helps women get back on their feet after prison by Joanne Fox Catholic News Service/Global Sisters Report
29 sickened at Ohio prison due to fentanyl-heroin mix by Bethany Bruner The Columbus Dispatch
Brain-Damaged Son in Prison by Concerned Mom
English bishop says prison “not fit for purpose” after scathing report by Charles Collins Crux
Older inmates have paid their debts. Are we willing to forgive them? by Mary Buser America
Pope Francis: The death penalty is contrary to the Gospel by Gerard O'Connell America
St. Maria Goretti teaches me to see God in the faces of murderers and rapists by Valerie Schultz America
We Were Both Weak by Chris Williams, SJ The Jesuit Post
The Corporal Works of Mercy: To Visit the Imprisoned by Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church.
In California, prison chaplains wanted—and wanting by Jim McDermott America
Bail out program lets mothers go home by Shireen Korkzan National Catholic Reporter
Supreme Court rejects Texas' standards for executing the intellectually disabled fy Matt Hadro CNA/EWTN News
Unjust Incarceration: A Look Inside a Broken System by Sherriff Tom Dart
Lessons from Prison Ministry by Laura DeMaria Catholic Stand
Beyond Bars: A Prison Story by Will Owen, The Johnson Intern Program Catholic Volunteer Network
Deacons see prison ministry as blessing behind bars Ministers say outreach does not induce fear but instead a joy of serving on the peripheries Paul Senz OSV Newsweekly
Jubilee Year of Mercy for prisoners by Bishop David Ricken
Letter to House Judiciary Urging Support for the Second Chance Act by Ignited State Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Corporal Works of Mercy: To Visit the Imprisoned by Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic. Church.
Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice A Statement of the Catholic Bishops of the United States
Human Rights Watch Details Abuse of Mentally Disabled Prisoners by Sarah HorwitzThe Washington Post
Those in prison ministry offer moral, spiritual support to inmates by Mark Pattison Catholic News Service
Where Love and Justice Meet 2007 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE BIBLE STUDY
Catholic Prison Ministry by John A. Coleman America
“Not in it for Justice”: How California’s Pretrial Detention and Bail System Unfairly Punishes Poor People by Human Rights Watch index this by date
“I Needed Help, Instead I Was Punished”: Abuse and Neglect of Prisoners with Disabilities in Australia by Human Rights Watch
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her Catholic faith and the urgency of a criminal justice reform by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez America
Videos
Catholic ministry to prison inmates during pandemic - EWTN News Nightly - YouTube
A Catholic Retreat Behind Bars: Kolbe Prison Ministries - YouTube
The Spiritual Exercises While Incarcerated - YouTube
Six dead as coronavirus restrictions trigger Italy prison riots
Life Inside Bali's Infamous Kerobokan Prison
Tumaini gerezani by Kamiti Medium Prison catholic choir
Coronavirus outbreak: Milan prison inmates climb roof after virtual lockdown triggers riot
Myanmar to release almost 25,000 prisoners to prevent coronavirus outbreaks in overcrowded jails
Coronavirus outbreak: B.C. reports 35 new COVID-19 cases, 5 from Mission prison in hospital
Six dead as coronavirus restrictions trigger Italy prison riots
Life Inside Bali's Infamous Kerobokan Prison
Keeping Hope by Karen Henning Heuberger, Dismas Ministry
Pope at Jubilee of Prisoners asks society to facilitate the reintegration of the imprisoned
Capuchin Franciscan Friars - Prison Ministry
Bring mercy to the sick and to prisoners
Prison Ministry - Helping to redeem, restore and reconcile
Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice
2014-06-27 Restorative Justice Interviews (with Ron Zeilinger and Amalia Molina)
Catholic Charities Jail & Prison Ministry Volunteer Experience--Tim Duggan
Vatican Penitential Celebration 2016.03.04
Amen Lord off Songs from Harare Prison--"Ndaive Mbava"
Resources