Shortly after entering prison, Teresa discovered a Crossroads enrollment card lying on a table. Looking for something meaningful to fill her time, she signed up for the Bible study program, hoping for a way to reconnect with God and His Word. Having grown up in...
In a quiet corner of a prison unit, I asked Michael what brought him to prison. He shared that he was raised in a family where both his mother and father worked outside the home. A nanny cared for the children in their absence. He told me she was religious, and the...
“When I met Christ in prison, everything changed—my life turned completely.” Sentenced to eight years, Ángel entered prison trapped in the same patterns that had defined his life—crime, addiction, and hopelessness. Even behind bars, he continued down that path. But...
When Manuel entered prison, he felt overwhelmed with shame, confusion, and loneliness. He had been running away from God for nearly 15 years, focused on his own plans and ambitions. But behind bars, stripped of everything familiar, Manuel found himself searching for...
“I couldn’t change through my own strength. But from the day I followed Jesus, everything changed.” For more than 20 years, Samuel was trapped in addiction, crime, and a cycle he couldn’t escape. He described himself as a “hardcore drug addict,” living a life that...
“I was not a Christian before I came to prison,” shared Brooke in an interview with Crossroads staff members. “Even before I came to jail, I spent my life as an Odinist.” But after entering the prison system, someone encouraged her to give God a chance. “So I did,...
