In-Prison small group sessions are the main activity of
Yokefellowship Prison Ministry. These weekly one to one and a
half hour volunteer lead sessions provide inmates with an
opportunity to share prayer, song, bible reading and discussion
with other believers in a positive atmosphere.
Many times the inmates tell us that attending the Yokefellow
session keeps them going until Sunday, then church keeps them
going until the Yokefellow session. There is no doubt that these
sessions help inmates deal with despair, sorrow, depression and
anxiety, as well as encouraging stronger faith beliefs and moral
values.
See the list of active in-prison groups. (Coming Soon)
Yokefellows Prison Presence
YPM offers weekly volunteer-led structured small group discussions where offenders or ex-offenders learn about the life-changing power of Jesus Christ and learn how to live a life of discipline.
There are 9 federal prisons, 26 state prisons, 64 county prisons and 25 juvenile detention centers in Pennsylvania. Currently, in Pennsylvania, YPM is in 43 institutions and provides spiritual support for 2 work release programs and two Transitional Living Centers. YPM is also in 4 institutions in WV on a weekly basis. In 2006, more than 350 YPM volunteers worked with an estimated 1,500 inmates.
The following are prisons in PA, WV and OH where YPM is currently active.
FEDERAL - Philadelphia, Schuylkill
STATE - PA - Camp Hill, Coal Township, Dallas, Forest, Frackville, Graterford, Greene, Greensburg, Houtzdale, Huntingdon, Mahanoy, Muncy, Pine Grove, Retreat, Rockview, Smithfield. WV - Moundsville, OH - Bellmont
COUNTY - PA - Beaver, Berks, Carbon, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Dauphin (m&w), Delaware, Elk, Franklin, Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna (m&w), Lancaster, Lehigh (m&w), Luzerne, Lycoming (m&w), McKean, Montgomery, Northumberland, Philadelphia Prison System, Schuylkill, Snyder, Tioga, Union, Wyoming, York. WV - Ohio County, Moundsville
Others - PA - 3 juvenile facilities (Berks, Harrisburg, Lehigh); 2 Work Release Programs (Salisbury, Lancaster, Lycoming); and the Susquehanna Valley Transitional Living Center. WV - 2 juvenile facilities (Helinski & Lincoln) Wheeling
YPM is not currently in the following PA institutions:
