Prison PreventionApr 282 minInZone feels like HomeMeredith Osterhaus and her husband, Joshua, moved to the Chattanooga area in the summer of 2021. She is a 4th grade teacher at Middle...
Prison PreventionFeb 282 minTimm's StoryAt Prison Prevention Ministries, our prevention speakers are invaluable. One of these speakers is a man named Timm Szostek. Timm came...
Prison PreventionJan 282 minAyden's Story: InZone Opened the DoorWhen Ayden first arrived at InZone this fall, he was struggling with his grades and getting into trouble at school-like most of the...
Prison PreventionNov 30, 20212 minA Light in a Dark Place“Raised without a father, a mother who was a drug addict, in a neighborhood that had a lot of gangs,” is Dustin Hayes' explanation for...
Prison PreventionOct 12, 20212 minBeing the hands and feet of Jesus to those incarceratedKatherine Cauley is the creator of Free is Free Indeed, a Christian blog and apparel company seeking to show people how God invites them...
Prison PreventionSep 21, 20211 minOur Story MattersShelby Kilgore found her way to Prison Prevention through a coworker who had heard one of PPM’s presentations at her school. She already...
Prison PreventionSep 15, 20211 min"I’m a part of the family"Bashaar Alhussieni was introduced to Prison Prevention Ministries through his mother, who met one of our PPM staff members, Gretrell...
Prison PreventionAug 3, 20212 minPrison Freed HimDarrin was a married man with two beautiful children and a successful business of his own. Today he has been incarcerated 18 years for...
Prison PreventionJun 15, 20212 minOne Bad Decision Fred Boeninger has been teaching a PPM Bible study at Walker State Prison for many years, but he’d never been on a tour. Recently he...
Prison PreventionMay 1, 20212 minCold as Ice, Warm in Christ!“You could see the difference in the inmates who participate in our prison ministry and those who don’t,” says Seth Faler, member of the...
Prison PreventionMar 12, 20212 minKeeping Kids Prison FreeMark has five grown daughters and seven granddaughters. As a resident of Walker Faith and Character Based Prison, he was invited to speak...
Prison PreventionFeb 19, 20212 minFor the Glory of GodJeremy was raised in a single parent household with a mother who loved and provided for him, but they lived in the projects where drugs...
Prison PreventionJan 6, 20212 minFound His Gift in PrisonJames came to know Jesus as the promised Messiah in 2003 at Hays State Prison (Trion, GA). Attending chapel there he met Joseph Nathan...
Prison PreventionDec 1, 20202 min38 Miles to the Cross of Calvary Mickey grew up in the inner city of Chattanooga, TN surrounded by a family destroyed and devastated by alcohol and drug addictions....
Prison PreventionOct 1, 20202 minJust ListenHow do you keep a kid out of prison? Start by creating relationships. As Joe Smith often says, “Just love on them!” Carolyn Drew holds...
Prison PreventionOct 10, 20181 minProvision through PizzaDon Mitchell began ministering in Hamilton County Jail in the early 90s. Through the years, he has served under different chaplains and...
Prison PreventionSep 14, 20181 minBattle StrategiesIt was another great evening! As part of tonight's study, we talked about creating "battle" strategies to defend against the enemies...