Press & Media
Articles, interviews, and features from outlets covering Joseph House, Catholic prison ministry, and the work of welcoming people home after incarceration.
Jun 30, 2026
By Pamela Colloff
New York Times
Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight decades.
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Feb 28, 2025
By Laura Loker
The Word Among Us
Joseph House offers help - and hope - to men released from prison
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Jun 20, 2024
By Elena Barrera
Tallahassee Democrat
Typically, children in adult prisons are locked away in solitary confinement until they turn 18 as a means to protect them from other inmates.
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Aug 23, 2023
By Paloma López Campos
Omnes Magazine
Father Dustin Feddon is the founder of "Joseph House", a house in Florida where he welcomes men who have been released from prison and want to rebuild their...
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Jul 27, 2024
By Michael O'Brien
America Magazine
For all the good that halfway houses do, however, they often fall short in one regard: keeping individuals from ending up back in prison.
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By Elena Barrera
Tallahassee Democrat
For the average person, the worst moments of their life stay private, but everyone coming out of prison has to relive theirs every day because society refuses to look past them, Bunting said.
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Jul 4, 2023
By Francesca Pollio Fenton
Catholic News Agency
Darryl Barwick was 19 years old when he killed 24-year-old Rebecca Wendt on March 31, 1986, at her Panama City, Florida, apartment. After watching her...
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Feb 1, 2023
By Sharmane Adams
The Catholic Compass
"I wanted to leave prison the minute I arrived, but what happens is when you get locked up, your brain can't comprehend being in there as long as your...
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