Resources for Loved Ones behind Bars

Maybe someone you love is in prison. Maybe you’ve recently gotten out of prison yourself. We’re excited to share with you the following downloadable articles on everything from surviving prison to obtaining a college education to dealing with depression. Print them out and mail them to a loved one in prison, or print them out for yourself.

• Addictions
• Marriage/Family
• Money
• Prison Survival
• Pre-Release
• Sexuality
• Spiritual

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Addictions

•  The New Ice Age
   How to find freedom from one of America’s deadliest addictions—crystal meth.

Marriage/Family

• A Heart for Marriage
  How to strengthen your marriage while in prison and after.
  
• Becoming a Better Father
  What your children really need and how to give it to them while in prison.
  

• Totally Fun Tests: A cool tool to help you know your kids better.
  • For dads and children
  • For moms and children
  • For dads and teens
  • For moms and teens

Money

• Smart Ways to Handle Your Money
  Managing family finances, living without credit, and other financial matter.

Prison Survival

• Anger: It’s All in How You Think
  Confronting anger and changing destructive thought patterns.
• Can Sardines Be Lonely?
  Dealing with loneliness and learning how to reach out to other prisoners.

• Piecing Together a College Education
  Picking a college, earning credits, and how to afford higher education while in prison.

• Prison Survival Guide
  How to survive—and even thrive—physically, mentally, and spiritually while inside. (Adobe Acrobat Reader Required)
• Solving the Puzzle of Depression
  Learn more about depression and how you can find comfort in dark times.

Pre-release

• Shortimer: Preparing for Release
  Advice on housing, employment, drug counseling and more.

Sexuality

• Sex Matters
  Understanding the battle with sex. Adopted from Waylon Ward's Sex Matters: Men Winning the Battle.

• How I Climbed Out of the Gay Lifestyle
  A Christian perspective on homosexuality.

• Coming Back from the Unspeakable Crime
  There is hope for those who have committed a sex crime.

Spiritual

• Islam and Christianity
  The similarities and crucial differences between Islam and Christianity. Excerpted from Timothy George’s Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammed?
• Life of Joseph
  Dealing with a tragic family background, overcoming temptation and more.

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*If you are an ex-offender who wants to get established within the community, you can search the community resources to find resources available to you.