The United States has nearly 25% of the world’s prison population.  Nearly 3 million people are currently imprisoned in the US and a disproportionate number of those who are incarcerated are people of color.  Many prisons and parts of our justice system are currently set up to keep people in prison because it benefits the corporations that run these facilities.  Furthermore, time in prison has not been shown to have a positive effect on changing future behavior.

Verse for Meditation: Hebrews 13:3

Action: Many early Christians were imprisoned by the Roman authorities.  Jesus himself was the victim of a corporate justice system.  Additionally, Jesus states clearly that when we visit those who are in prison, we connect with him (Matthew 25:31-46).  Today, write a letter of support and compassion to someone who is in prison.