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This is an article I wrote about Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF), where I serve as chaplain. It focuses on a new fitness program at the facility, which is called, “Witness the Fitness Walking Club.” The article is published in the January/February 2021 issue of Corrections Today magazine, the professional membership publication of the American Correctional Association (See www.aca.org).

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BREAKING: A group of Utah community members have been arrested taking nonviolent direct action at Management & Training Corporation (MTC) in Centerville, Utah - the third-largest private prison company in the United States, run by Utah residents Scott and Jane Marquardt, to highlight the private prison contractor in our own backyard profiting from the detention, deportation, and ultimate separation of immigrant families, and demand an end to the political and corporate infrastructure that profits from our communities through systemic racism, militarism, poverty, and corporate-fueled ecological devastation.

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#MTCChangesLives #AbolishICE #AbolishICEUtah #FreeOurFuture#FamiliesBelongTogether

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This article, “Wilkinson Facility Turns Pallets into Bookcases,” is published in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Jails magazine. The publication is the official organ of the American Jail Association (AJA). Visit https://www.americanjail.org

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This article, “How an Inmate-Led Class Is Helping Staff Learn Spanish,” is published in the May/June 2021 issue of the American Jails magazine. The publication is the official organ of the American Jail Association (AJA). Visit https://www.americanjail.org

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Gideons Donate 500 Bibles to Wilkinson Prison

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD Chaplain, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility

Gideons Charles Stroupe, rear left, of Meadville, and Jim Crawford of Brookhaven, recently donated 500 Bibles to Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF). Crawford is the president of the Brookhaven Gideon Camp. He and Stroupe are pictured here with Christopher Myers, left, and Ricky Keeton.

“The work of the Gideons requires the support of churches,” said Stroupe. “They are the ones who contribute the funds to make the scripture distribution possible.”

In previous years, and before Covid19, eight to 10 volunteers with Gideons International would visit the Woodville facility on a Saturday morning and distribute over 900 Bibles to offenders and staff. This time, only two Gideons came for the distribution. But instead of coming inside the facility, they delivered the Bibles to the loading dock, where the Bibles were picked up by the staff. In keeping with CDC guidelines, they each wore masks and observed social distancing. Chaplain Roscoe Barnes III said the Gideons are doing an important work and WCCF looks forward to their annual visits. “They are truly making a difference as they eagerly share the word of God with our staff and the men under our care,” he said. “The Gideons are caring and committed in their ministry to those who are incarcerated.”

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Wilkinson Prison Holds First Water Baptism

It was an honor to baptize these men. See story here:

Wilkinson Prison Holds First Water Baptism: 34 men profess faith in Christ

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Incarcerated men helping Mississippi schools #MTCChangesLives #PrivatePrisons https://www.mtctrains.com/corrections/a-story-of-service-and-a-reminder-of-the-worth-of-people-from-the-wilkinson-county-correctional-facility/

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Wilkinson Prison Turns Pallets into Bookcases

Congrats to Mr. Jackson, who made the front page of his hometown paper, The Fayette Chronicle.

#OperationVarnish #MTCChangesLives

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#MTCChangesLives #PrivatePrisons #Corrections

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Michelle Higginbotham Promoted to Executive Administrative Assistant

This talented lady, my friend and colleague, is exceptional and so deserving of this position. I’m excited about her promotion.

http://roscoereporting.blogspot.com/2020/02/michelle-higginbotham-promoted-to.html

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John Layton is New Volunteer at Wilkinson Prison

By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD Chaplain, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility

Copyright (c) 2019

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John Layton, a Simpson County businessman, is now serving as a volunteer at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) in Woodville, Miss. He is working with the Rev. Adrian Fairchild, pastor of Beulah Baptist Church in Magee, Miss. Fairchild currently serves as a volunteer chaplain at WCCF, a position he has held for several years. Layton is a deacon at Beulah Baptist. He will join Fairchild in his effort to launch a Kairos program at WCCF. Both of them are part of the Kairos ministry at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI). They will also assist the facility chaplain with Christian church services, Bible studies, and the distribution of literature.

#PrivatePrisons

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ROSCOE BARNES III, Ph.D., is a writer, chaplain, historian, and former newspaper reporter. He is the author of more than a dozen books and Gospel tracts. For more information about his work and history, see his Personal Profile here or visit his website: http://www.roscoebarnes.net. Connect with him on Twitter (@roscoebarnes3) or by email: roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com.