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Technorati“[TBN] is a tool in taking them to the next level – emotionally, intellectually and spiritually, and ultimately preparing them for a successful re-entry into society,” she said.
Chaplain Yolanda Walker at the Tennessee Prison for Women in Nashville, meanwhile, described TBN as a “lifeline” for the inmates in lockdown and segregated quarters who cannot attend the chapel’s open religious services.
“TBN's inspirational programming provides daily hope and encouragement to the incarcerated women here at TPFW, a maximum security level prison," she stated, according to TBN.
According to reports, there are more than two million men and women incarcerated in America’s jails and prisons today. When all of the people incarcerated are combined with all of those on probation or parole, the U.S. correctional population exceeds seven million people, TBN Second Chance noted.
“That means one in every 32 U.S. adult residents is currently under correctional supervision,” the program organizers exclaimed.
Furthermore recidivism rates in America are on the rise, with California’s, for example, approaching 90 percent.
“The rising tide of inmates who are released from prison only to repeat their crimes is evidence enough that many of the current approaches to rehabilitate criminal behavior aren’t working,” TBN Second Chance stated.
Since its launch last year, Second Chance has been highly praised as an “excellent rehabilitation tool,” a “positive influence on the inmate population,” and “a major step toward helping to curb violence inside our institutions while enabling inmates to successfully complete their sentences.”
“TBN’s programming is … a ‘win-win’ proposition for every correctional facility,” stated Chaplain Michael Reed of the California Substance Abuse Facility/State Prison in Corcoran, Calif.
According to TBN, correctional officials in Ohio, Mississippi and South Carolina are in the process of starting up Second Chance pilot programs, while South Dakota prison officials have indicated they will now institute the program in all of their state facilities following success with TBN Second Chance in a pilot program.
For their initiative, TBN has partnered with Glorystar Satellite Systems, a leading ministry support partner for Christian TV and Radio satellite broadcasters in North America.
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