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Prison Fellowship was founded in 1976 by Charles W. Colson, a former Richard Nixon aide who served a seven-month prison sentence for a Watergate-related crime. [2] [3] [4] In 1979, Prison Fellowship International was founded as an international outreach to prisoners and a sister organization of Prison Fellowship. [5]
After his release from prison, Colson founded Prison Fellowship in 1976, which today is "the nation's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners, and their families". [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Colson worked to promote prisoner rehabilitation and reform of the prison system in the United States, citing his disdain for what he called the "lock 'em and leave ...
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William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World War II healing revival, and claimed to be a prophet with the anointing of Elijah, who had come to prelude Christ's second coming; some of his followers have been labeled a "doomsday cult".
This year’s tree comes from Earl Albert, who donated a Norway spruce tree from his yard in honor of his late wife, Leslie Albert, according to Today. However, the full story goes back decades ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on former Representative Matt Gaetz, a source familiar with the committee said on Wednesday, weeks after the ...
[2] In addition to her work involving the detainees, she negotiated an end to a prison riot. [1] [7] She also persuaded the jail administrators to discontinue prisoner incarceration in substandard cells known as the tumbas ("tombs"). [1] After a period of declining health, Brenner died on October 17, 2013, aged 86, at her Tijuana home. [8] [9]
This week, the surname Mangione became associated with the killing of health-insurance executive Brian Thompson in New York City, when 26-year-old Luigi Mangione was charged with his murder.