THANK YOU from GraceInside
Greetings Dear Friends, On behalf of our entire GraceInside Family, we just want to say: As our Easter Campaign comes to a close, we want each of you to know how very grateful we are for your generous and sacrificial gifts! We didn’t quite get to our goal of $25,000, but that’s okay. We realize […]
Not a Movie or a TV Show: Chaplaincy at Virginia’s Largest State Women’s Prison
Let’s face it. Movies and TV shows about women in prison have become a popular genre and actually a cultural phenomenon in America. Much of this “entertainment” centers around salacious and unseemly (and highly sexualized) content. The female inmates portrayed tend to be stereotypes and caricatures, usually NOT the women one would encounter in an […]
It’s the Little Things That Mean a Lot: Retired Prison Chaplain Returns for New & Challenging Ministry
Did you know that Virginia’s state correctional facility come in ALL SIZES??? Well, it’s true. There are HUGE facilities that are “packed to the gills” with incarcerated men or women. There is the “super-sized” (three-prisons-in-one complex) Greensville Correctional Center that houses nearly 3,000 inmates at a time! Large prisons like Augusta Correctional Center and Nottoway […]
Former Inmate Celebrates 35 Years as a Religious Volunteer and Prison Chaplain
by Hasan Zarif, GraceInside chaplain My journey as a Chaplain began when I gave my life to Jesus Christ many years ago while I was incarcerated. I remember that my Prison Chaplain gave me a book and told me to read it, think about it and pray about it. The name of the book was […]
From Prison Food to Cajun Fried Chicken & Biscuits: Former Female Inmate Becomes Restaurant Franchise Director
The following letter was recently received by Chaplain Claudette Rodney (currently serving as GraceInside’s Chaplain at Beaumont Correctional Center in Powhatan, VA and as our Central Region Supervising Chaplain). At one time Dr. Rodney served as Chaplain for Brunswick Women’s Work Center and for Deerfield Women’s Work Center. It was during that timeframe that she […]
Rebirth: A Living Hope Easter Offering
Dear GraceInside Family & Friends, Happy Easter!!! Uh, wait a minute…. HAPPY??? You are likely thinking, “Have you watched the news or read a paper lately?” You have a point. Our world is not a very “happy” place right now. In fact, things seem to be quite the opposite. We are living in troubled times. Consider: The COVID-19 […]
