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Salvation Army marches into prisons to help people self-isolate with a War Cry

10th May 20208th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 424 Views 0 Comments charity, Church news, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, crisis, Faith, Front line workers, God, Jesus, NHS, Poll, Poverty, prayer, prison, Salavation Army, Support, The Bible

The Salvation Army’s weekly magazine, War Cry, has had an unexpected circulation boost as prisoners are requesting copies to help

“God is not mad at you”: Pastor preaches at prison church campus

27th August 201923rd August 2019 Josie McFarlane 603 Views 0 Comments camps, church, crime, God, Jesus, prison, Religion

Prisoners at a megachurch’s prison campus are being taught God’s love. Gateway Church is a megachurch in the Dallas-Fort Worth,

100 Black Moms freed thanks to Nationwide Bail Out Campaign

17th May 201915th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 612 Views 0 Comments Black Moms, crime, family, Freed, Mother's Day, Nationwide Bail Out Campaign, prison

In their largest bail out effort to date, the National Bail Out collective announced Tuesday morning that their third annual

‘The hangman was too tired to hang me – three times’

24th February 201921st February 2019 Josie McFarlane 614 Views 0 Comments black, Byson Kaula, community, Deathrow, Faith, Hanging, Life, Malawi, prison

On death row in Malawi, Byson Kaula was nearly executed three times – but on each occasion the hangman stopped

Cambridge student ‘detained in hellhole’

12th February 201911th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 865 Views 0 Comments Amnesty International, black, Cambridge University student, community, Congress, detained without charge, Faith, Peter Biar Ajak, prison, Sudan

A Cambridge University student facing the death penalty in South Sudan is being “arbitrarily detained in a modern-day hellhole”, his

Ex-Governor Freed After Blasphemy Charges

25th January 201924th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 555 Views 0 Comments Ahok, Blasphemy, christian, community, Faith, Freed, Governor, jail, prison

The former governor of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has been released early from his jail term for blasphemy. Basuki Tjahaja

Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of Cambodia genocide

17th November 201816th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 970 Views 0 Comments Cambodia, christian, community, Duch, Faith, Guilty, Kaing Guek Eav, Khmer Rouge leaders, killing fields, Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen, prison, torture centre

For the first time, two leaders of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia have been convicted of genocide. His

Kenya Olympic hero surrenders to police

19th October 201818th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 962 Views 0 Comments #sport, Charges, fraud, Kenya, Kipchoge Keino, Olympic, prison, team

The legendary Kenyan gold medalist, Kipchoge Keino, who inspired a generation of athletes in his country, has handed himself in

Can coding give Kenya’s women prisoners a second chance?

11th October 201810th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 1120 Views 0 Comments Africa, black, community, education, future, help, Kenya, prison, technology, women, work

“When I came to prison I didn’t know computers.” Dorcus, 44, is beaming as she pulls apart the central processing

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Eritrean teenager imprisoned for his evangelical faith

21st August 201821st August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1410 Views 0 Comments 2018, Americans, beaten, christian, Christianity, crime, Eritrea, escape, Ethiopia, Evangelical Christian, Freedom, God, good government, government property, imprisoned, independence, indoctrination, Islamic faith, military prison, military training camp, national service, never forsaken us, Open Doors, peace deal, police, police station, Prime Minister, prison, punished, ruling party, security, shoot to kill, shooting to kill, smugglers, Spirit, suffering, war, Watch list

Matthew* was caught by police and sentenced to a military prison while he was still a teenager, because he is

Black inmates are twice as likely to have negative experiences

27th October 201710th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1517 Views 0 Comments black, Black inmates, BME, BME officers, BME prisoners, government, negative experiences, prison, prison populations, prison staff, prisoners, race disparity, racial inequalities, restrained, segregation, The Runnymede Trust, UK

A survey carried out by The Runnymede Trust has found that black inmates are twice as likely to have negative experiences