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268: 1691: 282: 1703: 357: 508: 231:, Prison Fellowship introduced the Umuvumu Tree Project through 11,000 traditional courts, resulting in more than 32,000 genocide offenders confessing to their crimes. 23 PF national ministries ran the STP in 2009. 239:
Based on APAC, the Brazilian model of faith-based prison communities, national PF organizations are adapting their own APAC projects. These faith-based prison communities are presently operating in 16 countries.
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for the formation of a British antenna and to give an international dimension to the organization. Prison Fellowship International was officially founded in 1979, and works in 112 countries as of 2022.
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Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice – Description of Prison Fellowship International's membership to the aforementioned organisation
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The PF restorative justice program is known as either the Sycamore Tree Project or Umuvumu Tree Project. Notably, in Rwanda, in response to the
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The Origin and Development of Prison Fellowship International: Pluralism, Ecumenism and American Leadership in the Evangelical World 1974–2006
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The centre operates Restorative Justice Online and provides information and consultation to national PF organizations, governments, the
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Through the PFI Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, PFI seeks to promote the principles and practices of
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program which aims to help needy children of prisoners with support in education and health care.
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and is an active participant in the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
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of national prison fellowship organizations from 112 countries. The organization is based in
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New Zealand Ministry of Justice – Newsletter – Te Ara Whakatika, Winter 2004, Issue #22
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The Angel Tree Program is an outreach to the children of prisoners at
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organization, which aims to support prisoners, founded in 1976 by
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Association for the Protection and Assistance of the Convicted
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Angel Tree program helps give Christmas to children of inmates
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Umuvumu Tree Project: A Ministry of Reconciliation in Rwanda
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Jamaican Ministry of Justice – Press Release 9 December 2005
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PFI Website – The Mission of Prison Fellowship International
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God Behind Bars: The Amazing Story of Prison Fellowship
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Prison Fellowship
Charles W. Colson
Watergate scandal
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Bible studies
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genocide of 1994
Consultative Status
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The Origin and Development of Prison Fellowship International: Pluralism, Ecumenism and American Leadership in the Evangelical World 1974–2006

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