Prison Programs

Director: Ben Browning
bbrowning@nobts.edu
504.816.8064

Angola Center
Director: Rick Sharkey
Email: ricky.sharkey@la.gov
Classes meet at facilities provided by the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Students may earn the Associate of Arts in Christian Service, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service, or Master of Divinity. Classes are offered throughout the week. The prison and the Seminary have worked together to develop a growing library for the use of the students. NOBTS faculty and adjuncts in the area teach the classes.

Parchman Center
Director: Robert Hyde
Email: parchman@nobts.edu
Classes meet at facilities provided by the Mississippi State Prison in Parchman.
Students may earn the Associate of Arts in Christian Service or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service. Classes are offered throughout the week. The prison and the Seminary have worked together to develop a growing library for the use of the students. NOBTS faculty and adjuncts in the area teach the classes.

Whitworth Center
Director: Ken Ellis
Email: phillipsprison@nobts.edu
Students may earn the Associate of Arts in Christian Service or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service. Classes are offered throughout the week. The prison and the Seminary have worked together to develop a growing library for the use of the students. NOBTS faculty and adjuncts in the area teach the classes.

Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women
Director: Debi Sharkey
Email: lciwc@nobts.edu
Students may earn the Associate of Arts in Christian Service or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service. Classes are offered throughout the week. The prison and the Seminary have worked together to develop a growing library for the use of the students. NOBTS faculty and adjuncts in the area teach the classes.

Hardee Center
Director: Mitchell Landress
Email: mitchell.landress@gmail.com
Students may earn the Associate of Arts in Christian Service or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service. Classes are offered throughout the week. The prison and the Seminary have worked together to develop a growing library for the use of the students. NOBTS faculty and adjuncts in the area teach the classes.

Mississippi Correctional Institution for Women
Director: Beth Masters
Email: bmasters@nobts.edu
Students may earn the Associate of Arts in Christian Service or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Service. Classes are offered throughout the week. The prison and the Seminary have worked together to develop a growing library for the use of the students. NOBTS faculty and adjuncts in the area teach the classes.