Alpha in Prisons
I believe that the Alpha course is the most effective, the most powerful, and the most inviting presentation available to gently, lovingly and joyously bring people to God, and to our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
— Rob M in an Ontario Detention Centre, Nov 2002
Local Prison Alpha Coaches:
Dave Atkins, and Tony Copple,
See also here.
- Prison Ministry and Ex-Offender Aftercare
- Highlights from a Prison Alpha Volunteer
- Crime Prevention Ottawa
- Late Night Counsell 2007 — Baptism in Lockdown
- Prison Ministry Training Day for Churches, Oct 22, 2005
it is what it is
&Then and now
— Inmate testimonies — 2011- Creator Above — Testimony by Brandon S
- Testimony of Clive A - September 2010
- Testimony of John King – August 2010
- Testimony of Troy L. — July 2003
- What local inmates say about Alpha — Prison testimonies from USA
- A Day in the Life of a Prison Chaplain —
Carl Wake's journal for Dec 10, 2002 at the Ottawa=Carleton Detention
Centre, Originally published in
Testimony
, May 2003, Vol. 84, Number 5. Reprinted by permission. - "Why Jesus?" - a powerful little book
- Alpha Courses in Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre by Dave Atkins
- Prose and Poetry by inmates
- Alpha within a prison setting - by an ex-offender
- An Inmate testifies about Alpha
- Email from Ray Scanlan about Circles of Support and Accountability
- Faith-based rehab bearing fruit
Read about the June 2003 Ottawa Prison Alpha Happenings on the News page.
Photo Credit: Rev Carl Wake
Local Prison Alpha Volunteers
Local Alpha volunteers outside Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre,
with Sheila Hollands (4th from left) of
Hebron Ministries,
taken on April 5, 2003.- Alpha for prisons
- M.A.P Ottawa - ex-offender mentoring
- Jericho Road Christian Ministries
- The Key to Freedom Bible — Prison Ministry Bible from the Canadian Bible Society
- Hebron Ministries
- International Network of Prison Ministries
- CSC Volunteer Portal
- The Men’s Project — Helping male victims of sexual abuse
- Restorative Justice Ministry Network of North America
- Changhua Prison, Taiwan: dance for rehabilitation
- Prison Fellowship Canada
- New Life Prison Ministry
- Setting Captives Free, — on-line courses in release from addictions
- Church Council on Justice and Corrections
