700 federal prisoners to be housed in Lovejoy | ajc.com
I had lunch Wednesday with the chaplain of the new federal prison here in Lovejoy. Don Bowen has served in the chaplaincy of both state and federal prisons all over Georgia. He is working diligently to enlist local churches to be involved in ministering to the inmates. The prison will house both male and female prisoners. I hope to have Rev. Bowen at First Baptist Lovejoy to speak with us about the different ways we can be involved. We are the closest church to the prison, and should take the lead in ministering to those who will be housed there.
One of the concerns of the facility when it was being used as a county Jail was that there were too many escapes. Lovejoy residents will be glad to know that much of the $8 million the federal government has spent to upgrade the facility has gone toward making it escape proof.
Update: June 26, 2008
I frequently get calls from people who have "Googled" Lovejoy prison and found this post. Hopefully this information will save you a telephone call.
Robert A Deyton Detention Facility
Phone: 770.305.8000
Map and Directions
Friday, January 11, 2008
700 federal prisoners to be housed in Lovejoy
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A mission field has been brought to you. May your church be ignited with a passion to bring light into the darkness, to preach love were there is hatred, to show ruined lives how to become new creations, to share the grace of God to the greatest of sinners, and give hope to those in despair.
I pray that your congregation may be reminded of the the thief on the cross and know that no person is so sinful, so depraved, so condemned that he is beyond the words, "Today you will be with me in paradise."
May Christ's name be know in every cell. Fred
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