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The Global Leadership Summit in Prison

Because Everyone Has Influence

Global Leadership Network first began hosting the Summit in prisons across the U.S. in 2014. We partnered with Prison Fellowship because together, we believe that everyone has influence. What started as a partnership with 11 sites in 2015, has grown to over 200 in 2022. Hosting the Summit in prisons has become a unique way to reshape prison culture and has guided incarcerated men and women in how to develop and invest in their leadership development skills to make a positive difference in their community.

Last year, Global Leadership Network had successful partnerships with prisons around the country. Will you join us?


15k+

Incarcerated

225+

Sites

30

States

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"What if we tried something new? What if we sought “redemption” for those in prison? What if we showed them that there’s the possibility of hope in the here and now, whether they are doing short time or a life sentence? By giving them something to live for—and think about. Enter The Global Leadership Summit—and its ability to unlock human potential."

Allen Hughes, Corrections Training Officer, Southeast Correctional Center

"If it weren’t for The Global Leadership Summit inspiring me the way it did, I probably would’ve never believed in myself enough... Me, a lowly criminal, a LEADER. I am worthy of a life better than the one I lived. I am fighting for redemption, and I am leading others like me to their redemption as well."

Rayven, Incarcerated GLS22 Attendee at Rockville Corrections

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"Being a chaplain and in charge of introducing inmates to various avenues of hope feels like I am holding a flashlight directly on someone that has been stuck in the dark for the better part of their life—but now they can find a way to hope. Given the right opportunity, those individuals create their own light and shine, giving proof to what programs like the GLS can achieve inside institutions."

Chaplain Dwight Burch, Franklin Correctional Institute

Join the movement!

Bring a message of hope, transformation, and value to incarcerated men and women within the U.S. It is our goal to partner with every prison in the country.

HostBring the Summit to a local prison facility

GLN staff will provide training and ongoing support leading to and during your GLS event. You will be coached through the hosting process. Register to host the Summit Now!

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