Prisonist.org: August 2016 Newsletter. White Collar Ministry, Advocacy, Service

Do You Know an Individual, Family or Organization with White-Collar Incarceration Issues? Help is in this Newsletter!

Please feel free to forward to those in need!

Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc.

Jeff Grant, JD, M Div, Director, Lynn Springer, Founding Advocate

White-Collar Ministry I Advocacy I Service

Faith & Dignity for the Days Ahead

The first ministry in the United States created to provide confidential

support and counseling to individuals, families and organizations with

white-collar and other nonviolent incarceration issues.

August 2016 Newsletter

Significant Outcomes: Since Jan. 2015, We have Served Over 85 Individuals and 35 Families in 25 States:

Since Jan. 2015, we have served individuals and families in twenty-five states, including:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

We typically communicate with these individuals and families before, during and upon reentry from prison in person or by phone, email, Skype, FaceTime, GoToMeeting or, if in a Federal prison, via CorrLinks. Please click image for our information package.

News: We Have Started A White-Collar/Nonviolent

Online Support Group –

the first in the country

If you have been convicted of a white-collar or nonviolent crime and have served your sentence, please consider joining our online white-collar/nonviolent support group. We hold our weekly group meeting on Tuesdays, 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific. For more information please click image.

Article: Our Ministry Featured in Business Insider

Rachael Levy wrote a powerful article about our ministry, “This is what it’s like when the 1% go to jail, according to a couple that ministers to their families.” Publication date: July 27, 2016. Click image to read article.

Blog: After Trauma: The Time for Spiritual Growth

So many of us are in a place where our first life has come to an end. A divorce, the death of a child or other loved one, loss of a job or career, alcohol and drug problems that finally crushed us, financial issues that overwhelmed our ability to be present for ourselves and our families, an illness or mental illness, hospitalization, poor judgment that has caused rampant legal problems, incarceration. Click image to read Jeff Grant’s article for prisonist.org

Guest Blog: Shouldn’t Criminal Defense Lawyers Prepare Clients for Prison?

Jay Berger, a former lawyer who served time in a Federal prison, makes a compelling case urging the white-collar defense bar to prepare their clients for prison. Click image to read Lee’s article on prisonist.org.

Guest Blog: White-Collar Prison Consultants: Let the Buyer Beware

Jack Donson is one of the few prison consultants who we have found to be ethical and trustworthy. Click image to read his article on the ways in which unscrupulous consultants hurt vulnerable individuals and families.

Video: We Were Interviewed By Jennifer Crumpton for the Huffington Post

Please click image to watch our June 7, 2016 video interview with Jennifer Crumpton, author of the book Femmevangelical, and religion columnist for The Huffington Post and Patheos.

Event: We Will Speak and Host a White-Collar Work Session at the Methodist Reentry Symposium in NYC

We will speak and lead a white-collar breakout session on Sat., Oct. 1, 2106 at the United Methodist New York Annual Conference Board of Church and Society presents “I Was in Prison and You…” at the Grace United Methodist Church, 125 West 104th Street, New York, NY. Please join us. Click image for more information.

Cover Story: Jeff Featured in Men of Faith Magazine

Click image to read Men of Faith Magazine:

Interview with Rev. Jeff Grant, by Hurley Morgan, Senior Managing Editor (pg.8 – 11). We are so grateful to Elissa Gabrielle, Cheryl Lacey Donovan, Hurley Morgan, Cee Cee H. Caldwell Miller and all at Real Life Real Faith Media for allowing us the opportunity to reach out to individuals and families with white-collar and nonviolent incarceration issues who are suffering in silence. Issue release date May 18, 2016.

Article: Lynn Featured in Women Walking By Faith Magazine

Click image to read the Women Walking By Faith May/June Edition, Women’s Ministry/Organization Highlight: “A Chat With Lynn Springer (pg. 24-25). Issue release date May 16, 2016.

Grant: ABCUSA Has Awarded Us A Grant To Help Struggling Families & For College Scholarships. Apply Now!

We are so grateful to the American Baptist Churches USA for awarding us a Matthew 25 $2000 grant to provide one-time stipends to individuals or families with white-collar or nonviolent incarceration issues to be used for short-term expenses and for college scholarships. Please feel free to email us if you require assistance. The funds will be administered by Jeff’s Supervising Minister, Rev. Hopeton Scott of the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport. Click image for more information.

Donations: Thank You For Your Support & Generosity!

We are grateful for all donations made to our ministries. Donations can be made by Credit Card/PayPal or by sending your check payable to: “Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc.” P.O. Box 1232, Weston, Connecticut 06883. We are a CT Religious Corp. with 501(c)(3) status – all donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Contact Information:

If transformation and redemption matter to you, a friend or a family member with a white-collar or nonviolent incarceration issue, please contact us and we will promptly send you an information package by mail, email or via Dropbox. The darkest days of a person’s life can be a time of renewal and hope.

Blessings, כן, מאוד

Jeff & Lynn

Prisonist.org: Progressive Prison Project/Innocent Spouse & Children Project are missions of Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc.

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 1232

Weston, Connecticut 06883

(o) 203-769-1096

Jeff Grant, JD, M Div, Director

jgrant@prisonist.org

(m) 203-339-5887

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Lynn Springer, Founding Advocate, Innocent Spouses & Children