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Karen began jail ministry as a volunteer in 1998 at a men's maximum security division at the Cook County Jail, Chicago, IL. She taught in the Life Learning Program
Dave has long supported the program as a mentor of Colson scholars, and has joined IPM in this position. He is responsible for the mentoring/accountability aspect
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sponsored by Good News Jail & Prison Ministries. For her dissertation work at Northern Illinois University, she focused on correctional education and examined the faith and moral development of participants in the Life Learning Program. As a resulf of her findings she started a Christ-centered reentry program with the support of her church. Karen holds a BA from Cornerstone, a BS from Calvin, a MA from Western Michigan University, and a Ed.D. from Northern Illinois University in Curriculum Leadership. She has also attended the American Chaplaincy Training School (ACTS) and earned a certificate in Justice Ministries from Taylor University. Karen has been the Director of IPM since 2005.
of the Colson Scholarship Program for Exoffenders and is enlisting assistance from a group of godly men. "Currently there is a lot of talk and movement toward 'post-prison' ministry," Dave reflects. "This is a much needed emphasis. Much of our energy and resources have gone toward prison ministry, not always taking into account the large number of men and women who are released each year."
