Isaiah 55:11 (ESV) "so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall...

Real transformation is taking place at Waupun Correctional Institution. Grace exists where it hadn’t before. Respect and unity are replacing hatred and divis...

Trust can be lost in the blink of an eye, but there is work in restoration. It’s a process that is long and often tiresome. One man in our

In September, 200 of WIEA’s friends and partners gathered together where they were given a glimpse of what life is like inside the classroom

Inside one of Wisconsin’s maximum-security prisons, one might imagine dark spaces with little light and very little life. This is true of th

The excitement is building as we are now onlyfour weeks away from our second annual fundraiser scheduled for September 25th. There is growi

Many of us would define freedom as the ability to go where we want to go, when we want to go, and with whom we want to go. But for one inmat

Locked behind bars for the majority of an adult life, one may have lost hope long ago about living a life with purpose. Yet, when we ask the

Jonathan Misirian, Pastor at Southbrook Church, reflected on his recent visit to Waupun

On my first visit to our classroom, I was taken back a bit about how spacious it felt. Not in terms of physical space, for prison is not a

There are six key evidence-based elements to our program that take prison inmates through our four-year in-prison seminary and grants them a

At WIEA we are encouraged when we hear from our students. We thought you would be as well. We often hear stories of success and gratitude

As we look ahead with great anticipation at how the Lord will guide our ministry this year, we’d also like to take a moment to celebrate our

There are, in only our first cohort, reports of a reduction in violent encounters among inmates and staff and our seminary is getting the

Students are very poignantly and articulately expressing their thanks for being in the Bachelors Degree Program at our Prison Seminary

"The only lasting change in a man’s heart is if he has God. Otherwise whatever programs we offer the inmates are only going to make them..."

In this month’s newsletter, I want to encourage you to take advantage of an opportunity to get a more complete picture of what God has been

Many of us have known the thrill of being an agent of change

For those children whose fathers are absent due to incarceration there has not been much to celebrate, until now.

The magnitude of the opportunity they have been given has started to set in and many of the inmates are beginning to ask God “Why Me?