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Into light

22/02/2021Our StoriesMarketing

Tina* knew, the moment she stepped into her prison cell, that her life needed to change. Her choices had brought her here and now she was choosing to find a…

Prison chaplain Hadley Toweel

From sinner to helper

27/11/2020Our StoriesMarketing

For more than 40 years, Inside Out Prison Chaplaincy has been providing emotional and spiritual support to people in prison – and helping them to begin their journey of transformation….

Sammy says finding God in prison "was the best thing that ever happened to me".

The heart of the matter

25/11/2020Our StoriesMarketing

*Sammy’s family went to church every Sunday, and put on a happy façade, so no one knew what was really going on at home. He learnt very early on that…

From prisoner to award winner: Rata won an Australia Day Award from her local regional council this year.

From prisoner to award winner

08/10/2020Our StoriesMarketing

Rata’s story begins when she was a little girl of five years old. Her mum’s new boyfriend didn’t like having her around, so Rata was sent to a Salvation Army…

Former prisoner Ray was helped by Inside Out Prison Chaplaincy.

Just like your father

10/08/2020Our StoriesMarketing

Ray grew up in a religious home, where life was about following rules, rather than pursuing God. He harboured deep resentment toward his parents, particularly his father, who was renowned…

Behind prison walls, tomorrow is like yesterday

15/06/2020Our StoriesMarketing

In prison, a place populated by lost souls, each day feels like an eternity and each day is like the last. Walking into prison, new prisoners often feel like their…

Chaplain continuing family legacy

20/05/2020Our StoriesMarketing

A dedicated Inside Out Prison Chaplaincy volunteer is continuing a family legacy in chaplaincy. Jonathan Stubbs, also known as Jona, has been a volunteer prison chaplain for the past six…

A tale of two masters

20/05/2020Our StoriesMarketing

Fear, grief, anger and loss. These are the emotions you might expect to feel as your prison sentence is handed down. As for Marcus*, all he felt was relief. For…

Growing compassion for the prisoner

15/04/2020Our StoriesMarketing

Eddie Frost remembers entering a correctional centre as a prison chaplain for the first time five years ago. “With all the obvious fortifications and steel gates opened by someone else,…

Everything you lost

20/03/2020Our StoriesMarketing

Darren* became an alcoholic and drug addict at age 16. It was his way of coping with his parents’ divorce and living with his dad’s own addiction. Eventually, Darren’s addiction…

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