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Prison Programs

Coordinator: Ben Browning
distancesupport@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 Ministry, or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry, or the Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry. 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 Diploma in Christian Ministry, the Associate of Arts in Christian Ministry, or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry. 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 Diploma in Christian Ministry, or the Associate of Arts in Christian Ministry. 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: Debra.Sharkey@la.gov
Students may earn the Diploma in Christian Ministry, the Associate of Arts in Christian Ministry, or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry. 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
Address: 216 N. Parsons Ave. Brandon, Florida 33510
Students may earn the Diploma in Christian Ministry, the Associate of Arts in Christian Ministry, or the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry. Classes are offered throughout the week.