| 词条 | Prison Fellowship International |
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| name = Prison Fellowship International | image = | type = | founded_date = 1979 | tax_id = | registration_id = | founder = Charles W. Colson | location = Washington D.C., United States | coordinates = | origins = | key_people = President and CEO: Andy Corley | area_served = 117 countries | product = | mission = | focus = Biblical studies in prison, rehabilitation, child sponsorship | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | non-profit_slogan = | former name = | homepage = [https://pfi.org/ pfi.org] | dissolved = | footnotes = }} Prison Fellowship International (PFI) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) of national prison fellowship (PF) organizations from 117 countries. The headquarters is in Washington D.C., United States. The president is Andy Corley. HistoryCharles W. Colson, a former politician jailed for his involvement in the Watergate scandal, became a Christian in 1973, while incarcerated for seven months.[1] In 1976, he founded Prison Fellowship USA, a Christian organization that aims to support prisoners.[2] In November 1978, a meeting was held in Great Britain for the formation of a British antenna and to give an international dimension to the organization.[3] Prison Fellowship International is officially founded in 1979.[4] In 2012, the NGO works in 110 countries.[5] In 2018, the NGO works in 117 countries.[6]ProgramsBible studiesFor prisoners, groups of Bible studies are offered.[7] Assisting children and families of prisonersPrison Fellowship International runs a child sponsorship program which aims to help needy children of prisoners with support in education and health care.[8] The Angel Tree Program is an outreach to the children of prisoners at Christmas. Members of local churches volunteer to sponsor these children by purchasing a gift based on information gathered by PF volunteers and prison chaplains.[9] Restorative justiceThrough the PFI Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, PFI seeks to promote the principles and practices of restorative justice—an approach to justice focusing on healing broken relationships, repairing the damage done by crime, and restoring the offender to a meaningful role in society.[10] The Centre operates Restorative Justice Online and provides information and consultation to national PF organizations,[11] governments,[12] the United Nations,[13] and other organizations. The PF restorative justice program is known as either the Sycamore Tree Project[14] or Umuvumu Tree Project.[15] Notably, in Rwanda, in response to the genocide of 1994, Prison Fellowship introduced the Umuvumu Tree Project through 11,000 traditional courts, resulting in more than 32,000 genocide offenders confessing to their crimes.[15] 23 PF national ministries ran the STP in 2009. Promoting faith-based prisonsBased 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.[16] ConsultationAs an NGO, PFI maintains Consultative Status (Category II) with the UN Economic and Social Council[13] and is an active participant in the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.[17] See also{{Portal|United States|Christianity}}
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Notes1. ^Telegraph, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9219298/Charles-Colson.html Charles Colson], telegraph.co.uk, UK, April 22, 2012 {{Incarceration}}2. ^Gregg Barak, Battleground: Criminal Justice [2 volumes], ABC-CLIO, USA, 2007, p. 279 3. ^John Perry, God Behind Bars: The Amazing Story of Prison Fellowship, Thomas Nelson Inc, USA, 2006, p. 150 4. ^OLIVER KENDRICK, [https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/5411217BB05156608DF4C21AD0D8B2C3/S0021875816001389a.pdf/origin_and_development_of_prison_fellowship_international_pluralism_ecumenism_and_american_leadership_in_the_evangelical_world_19742006.pdf The Origin and Development of Prison Fellowship International: Pluralism, Ecumenism and American Leadership in the Evangelical World 1974–2006], Journal of American Studies, Volume 51, Number 4, 2017, UK, p. 1224 5. ^Tobias Brandner, Beyond the Walls of Separation: Christian Faith and Ministry in Prison, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2013, p. 105 6. ^Prison Fellowship International, [https://pfi.org/who-we-are/where-we-work/ WHERE WE WORK], pfi.org, USA, Retrieved July 23, 2018 7. ^Prison Fellowship International, [https://pfi.org/what-we-do/spreading-the-gospel/ SPREADING THE GOSPEL], pfi.org, USA, Retrieved July 23, 2018 8. ^Prison Fellowship International, [https://pfi.org/what-we-do/rescuing-children/ RESCUING CHILDREN], pfi.org, USA, Retrieved July 23, 2018 9. ^The Post & Courier Angel Tree program helps give Christmas to children of inmates 26 December 2008{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 10. ^Prison Fellowship International, [https://pfi.org/what-we-do/restoring-justice/ RESTORING JUSTICE], pfi.org, USA, Retrieved July 23, 2018 11. ^PFI Website - The Mission of Prison Fellowship International {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20030426100855/http://www.pfi.org/our_mission |date=26 April 2003 }} 12. ^Jamaican Ministry of Justice - Press Release 9 December 2005 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814044638/http://www.moj.gov.jm/pfiaddrj |date=14 August 2007 }} 13. ^1 United Nations Website - Description of Prison Fellowship International's ECOSOC Status 14. ^New Zealand Ministry of Justice - Newsletter - Te Ara Whakatika, Winter 2004, Issue #22 15. ^1 Umuvumu Tree Project: A Ministry of Reconciliation in Rwanda USA, February 3, 2003 16. ^Correctional News A Matter of Choice July/Aug 2003 17. ^Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice - Description of Prison Fellowship International's membership to the aforementioned organisation{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 5 : International organizations based in the United States|Penology|Prison-related organizations|International Christian organizations|Evangelical Christian Humanitarian organizations |
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