December 2024

Loyd is a senior citizen, living a quiet life and looking back on memories from the past. But Loyd’s memories are pretty unique.  You see, he was once an inmate serving time in a Virginia State Prison. One year was especially hard, as he had just found out that his Grandma Ellie had passed away.

Chaplain Jenny has worked for GraceInside in Virginia’s state prisons for the past eight years. She is asked on an almost daily basis why on earth she does what she does. Who would want to work in “that kind of place” with “those kinds of people.” Isn’t it scary? And isn’t she sickened by what

Sarah’s mental health issues and drug addiction led her to make many terrible choices – and eventually she ended up in a Virginia state prison. Sarah is now estranged from both her mother and her young adult daughter. They have given up on her (won’t write her, visit her, etc.), and really she has given

As is the case for most incarcerated men and women, Christmas usually brought more pain and loneliness than joy for Marcus. He sat in a prison cell, far away from “HOME” – separated from his family and friends. He struggled with guilt over the bad choices he had made and the bad things he had

Dear GraceInside Friends & Family, Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays,For no matter how far away you roam,If you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze,For the holidays you can’t beat HOME SWEET HOME! Listen. That old sweet song is playing gently on the radio. It’s Christmas Eve. Candles are glowing