FOURTH PURPOSE

NASHVILLE – The Department of Correction has taken a unique approach to reaching out to inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Because visitation at all state prisons has been suspended since March, TDOC has partnered with [...]

Coronavirus breeds additional levels of complexity and fear in prison. The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of us with varying degrees of challenges. Many are struggling, and for some, hope feels unattainable. For the 2.2M people living in incarceration in the U.S., [...]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KnoxNews) -- A new digital series that will deliver messages of faith, hope and encouragement to prisoners across the country will launch May 18. The digital series is from 4th Purpose Foundation, [...]

Listen to the 40+ minute podcast here. In just over a decade and a half, Josh Smith built a small service company into a $30 million enterprise with more than 150 employees across 3 [...]

These powerful second chance stories are part of Prison Fellowship’s Second Chance Month, a nationwide effort to raise awareness and open up brighter futures for approximately 70 million Americans who have paid [...]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – How to keep criminals from winding up behind bars again? That was the question Thursday as state lawmakers looked at ways to curb New Mexico’s crime problem. Giving criminals a [...]