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Review for Action Committee for Women in Prison, Pasadena, CA, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

Gloria Killian is a terrific campaigner for prison reform. I have known her for nearly a decade through our church, where she has tirelessly led the prison ministry in a way I can only call inspiring. Christians are called to be a voice for the marginalized and the victimized. I wish there were no victims in our prisons, but alas, life is not so simple and easy as that. Women have been especially hurt in the scandal of our "corrections" system, and attending to that has been Gloria's special mission.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

Month after month, year after year, I've just seen Gloria "show up".

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

If I had more personal resources (material and spiritual) I would simply drop everything in my life and follow Gloria's lead! But unfortunately I have no insight into organization changes needed here.

Role:  General Member of the Public & We visited Mother Antonia in Tijuana, who has ministered to La Mesa prison inmates there for over three decades. .