To apply for permission to start TUMI in a prison, please submit this supplemental application. This is in addition to submitting the full TUMI Satellite Application as described under, "How to Start a Satellite."

A large number of our TUMI satellites in prison are run by Prison Fellowship.  Because Prison Fellowship may already be approaching a particular prison regarding TUMI, we will contact Prison Fellowship every time we receive an inquiry to start TUMI in a state or federal prison to ensure that only one group at a time is approaching that particular prison.  TUMI makes the final determination regarding the starting of any classes or new satellites in prison.

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All TUMI prison sites must be operated consistent with your prison ministry’s culture, vision, and operating procedures while adhering to the requirements of The Urban Ministry Institute. It is the task of your prison ministry to find and release leaders, while it is TUMI’s job to resource your prison ministry to carry out this work (we like to say “you can do it, we can help”). This document "Lessons Learned", will help you lead your site in this endeavor, equipping God called men and women for the work of ministry in the prison He has led you to.

Receiving Ex-Inmates as Transfer Students

We are training inmates to be church leaders. Many of them will want to continue their TUMI training upon release from prison and may want to transfer to your satellite (outside prison, upon their release). You can request their transcripts from the prison where they attended classes.  The student should be able to give you the name of the person to contact regarding that transcript, but if you have any questions about obtaining their transcript, please contact our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TUMI in County Jails

We do not require a separate application if you want to extend your TUMI site into your county jail system. Your status as an active TUMI site gives you freedom to launch classes among county jail inmates. Because most jail inmates are incarcerated for a short period of time, you should be prepared to receive them in your classes outside the jail, upon their release.  You may also want to consider using our Fight the Good Fight of Faith curriculum in the jail setting since this takes a shorter period of time to complete.