History
Prison Fellowship was established in the USA in 1976 as a non-profit organization based on volunteering, and was founded by Charles W. Colson following his release from prison after serving a sentence for a "Watergate" related crime during the Nixon administration.
Prior to his imprisonment, Mr. Colson had served as chief counsel for President Richard Nixon. Just three years after Prison Fellowship is founded in the United States and with similar organizations emerging in England, Australia, Canada, and Costa Rica, the national PF organizations associate forming PFI, a global volunteer-based movement working for the spiritual, moral, social, and physical well being of prisoners, ex-prisoners, their families, crime victims, and criminal justice officials.
Meanwhile PF is recognized as the most extensive criminal justice ministry in the world, active in every continent and with volunteers working through a network of 116 national Prison Fellowship (PF) organizations.
In 1992, Mr. Constantin Asavoaie meets Charles W. Colson and together they decide to open an affiliated PF in Romania.
Mr. Constantin Asavoaie establishes PFR in 1993 with the purpose of mobilizing and assisting the Christian community in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families, and also of promoting and sustaining the improvement of the correctional system in Romania. PFR was established for counseling inmates, to help them find God and his forgiveness and to reintegrate into society by volunteers working in prisons in Romania. PFR is over 17 years involved in the work of the prison system through charitable acts (logistics, infrastructure, medical equipment, medicines), spiritual activities and educational programs, training and educational courses for prisoners.
The lack of a postdetention activity and of a direct interaction with the person who was deprived of liberty determined Prison Fellowship Romania to develop and implement the first practical model of probation in Romania. The legal basis of operation of the service was the Minister of Justice Order.
Besides working with prisoners, Prison Fellowship Romania offers assistance to persons in the four centers: Christian Center for Street Children, Day Center for Children’s Social Integration, Christian Center for the homeless peoples, Ruchama Christian Center for the homeless and Community.
Prior to his imprisonment, Mr. Colson had served as chief counsel for President Richard Nixon. Just three years after Prison Fellowship is founded in the United States and with similar organizations emerging in England, Australia, Canada, and Costa Rica, the national PF organizations associate forming PFI, a global volunteer-based movement working for the spiritual, moral, social, and physical well being of prisoners, ex-prisoners, their families, crime victims, and criminal justice officials.
Meanwhile PF is recognized as the most extensive criminal justice ministry in the world, active in every continent and with volunteers working through a network of 116 national Prison Fellowship (PF) organizations.
In 1992, Mr. Constantin Asavoaie meets Charles W. Colson and together they decide to open an affiliated PF in Romania.
Mr. Constantin Asavoaie establishes PFR in 1993 with the purpose of mobilizing and assisting the Christian community in its ministry to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families, and also of promoting and sustaining the improvement of the correctional system in Romania. PFR was established for counseling inmates, to help them find God and his forgiveness and to reintegrate into society by volunteers working in prisons in Romania. PFR is over 17 years involved in the work of the prison system through charitable acts (logistics, infrastructure, medical equipment, medicines), spiritual activities and educational programs, training and educational courses for prisoners.
The lack of a postdetention activity and of a direct interaction with the person who was deprived of liberty determined Prison Fellowship Romania to develop and implement the first practical model of probation in Romania. The legal basis of operation of the service was the Minister of Justice Order.
Besides working with prisoners, Prison Fellowship Romania offers assistance to persons in the four centers: Christian Center for Street Children, Day Center for Children’s Social Integration, Christian Center for the homeless peoples, Ruchama Christian Center for the homeless and Community.
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