From prisoner to award winner
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…
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Just like your father
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…
Farewell to prison chaplaincy stalwart Arthur McDonald
An Inside Out Prison Chaplaincy stalwart who dedicated himself to supporting prisoners over four decades has been remembered as a “man who loved God and loved people”. Arthur McDonald, who…
Behind prison walls, tomorrow is like yesterday
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
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
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
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
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…
Vale Ray Euston
We send our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the friends and family of the late Ray Euston, the founder of Inside Out Prison Chaplaincy. A pioneer of prison chaplaincy in…
Life without love
Life without love. It’s hard to imagine, unless you’ve lived it. Emily* can’t remember a time in her childhood when she felt loved. Her parents were strangers, inhabiting a smoky…
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