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Bringing Leadership Development to the Correctional Community
In prisons across the world, we have witnessed a cultural shift as incarcerated men and women discover and develop their leadership skills! We partner with faith leaders and program administrators to deliver powerful content that inspires, equips, and ignites transformation for those living or working within the correctional community.
Leadership with a Higher Purpose
Our Global Leadership Summit (GLS) prison experiences equip people experiencing incarceration and those working within the correctional community with practical leadership skills while reinforcing values that support rehabilitation, positive community relationships, and personal growth.
We provide:
World-class values-based leadership content—rooted in integrity, vision, and service
Supporting materials for both the cohort leader and the participants
Ready-to-implement leadership curriculum tested in diverse correctional settings
Ongoing support and resources for sustainable impact
Watch & Hear the Vision
Comments from Our Leader
Hear from our leadership about the mission, vision, and proven approach to leadership development in prisons.
World-class Leadership Content
Curated Specifically for the Correctional Community
The following topics are addressed through our curated content for the correctional community:
- How to handle conflict
- Rebuild your mindset
- Explore strategies for navigating tension
- Leading under pressure
- Maintaining resilience while fostering human dignity
- Growing in emotional and relational intelligence
Testimonials
Hear from Correctional Facility Residents
Watch the collection of video testimonials.
Ways to Engage the
Global Leadership Summit in Correctional Facilities
1. Host a Global Leadership Summit in a
Correctional Facility
The Summit provides concentrated inspiration and practical tools that kickstart a leadership development journey. Across the globe, create a GLS Event experience in a correctional facility with our resources. Events can be tailored to your timeline, from half-day to 2-day experiences.
2. Ongoing Leadership Development Cohorts
Continue the journey with our cohort program designed specifically for the correctional environment. Three different leadership programs uniquely designed for leaders and officers of correctional facilities, correctional facility residents or those ministering in correctional environments.
No matter the leadership journey you take with residents, our commitment to you is the same
Hosting and facilitator guide
Lead with confidence with our training videos and tools. Learn how to implement a GLS in a corrections facility and best practices for facilitating a learning environment for your gathering.
Ongoing support
The Global Leadership Network (GLN) team will provide training and ongoing support leading up to and during your GLS event or leadership development cohorts. You will be coached through the hosting process.
Resources
Receive access to the streaming platform of the Summit to play at your facility, as well as access to other resources like reflection questions, discussion guides, and more.
Case Study
Southeast Correctional Center Transformation
When the Global Leadership Summit came to Southeast Correctional Center (SECC) in Missouri, USA, it sparked a remarkable transformation in both individual lives and the overall facility culture.
Measurable Outcomes:
- Significant reduction in use-of-force incidents to gain compliance
- Substantial decrease in offender altercations
- Major decline in conduct violations and grievances filed
- Emergence of positive service initiatives led by incarcerated individuals
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The leadership principles taught during the Summit inspired SECC residents to organize a meal-packing event where they prepared 191,160 meals for children in need. This project not only served the community but demonstrated the residents’ growing sense of purpose and responsibility.
As Corrections Training Officer Allen Hughes notes: “The overall culture here at SECC is changing. The impact extends beyond those who are incarcerated to their families and communities when they return.”
By equipping individuals with leadership skills and a renewed sense of purpose, the Summit has created lasting change that benefits everyone involved—from those serving time to staff, families, and the broader community.
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Ready to Transform Lives Through Leadership?
Complete the form to receive detailed information about bringing the GLS to your facility. Our team will contact you to discuss how we can support your specific ministry context.
Frequently Asked Questions
Global Leadership Summit Prison Ministry
What is the Global Leadership Summit for the Correctional Community?
The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) for the Correctional Community brings world-class leadership training to incarcerated men and women across the globe in partnership with various churches, ministries, and partnerships since 2014.
What benefits does the GLS for the Correctional Community offer to correctional facilities?
The GLS for the Correctional Community may help transform a correctional culture by:
- Creating safer prison environments
- Reducing inmate-to-inmate violence
- Decreasing inmate-to-staff violence
- Breaking down barriers between staff and residents when they participate together
- Providing new language for residents and staff to work through conflict resolution
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Who is the GLS for the Correctional Community for?
- Correctional facility residents
- Correctional facility leadership and officers
- Correctional facility program administrators/chaplains
The Global Leadership Summit for the Correctional Community is for anyone living within or working within the correctional community. We have curated three different ongoing leadership development cohort journeys for the following groups of people:
- Correctional facility residents
- Correctional facility leadership and officers
- Correctional facility program administrators/chaplains
Is there a cost to implement the GLS at a correctional facility?
No. Thanks to dedicated donors, the program is completely free for any correctional facility that wants to participate.
What does it take to host a GLS event at a correctional facility?
For a live GLS experience in the US, implementation is straightforward. The facility needs to:
- Apply to participate
- Clear two URLs through their firewall to receive the live broadcast
- Click a button to play the content on the event days
For an ongoing cohort experiences,
- Apply to participate
- Receive training from Global Leadership Network
- Receive a GLS.now account
- Download talks and facilitate the Summit experience
Hear from Pastor Alex who launched a Summit Experience in Brazil
How has the GLS for the Correctional Community impacted participants?
The program has had transformative effects:
- Participants report feeling valued in new ways
- The content may help break cycles of incarceration
- Some former participants have gone on to become CEOs after release
- Some are now hiring other formerly incarcerated individuals in their businesses
How can a correctional facility get started with the GLS for the Correctional Community?
Complete this form to receive detailed information about bringing the GLS to your facility. Our team will contact you within 48 hours to discuss how we can support your specific ministry context.