IMSI Hope Community Phase II: 2006-2023

Victory Over Sin Radio

Victory Over Sin is a show hosted by Mark Renick that addresses issues pertaining to returning citizens and the challenges they face coming out of incarceration. This project is funded by Systemic Change of Idaho.

You can join Mark each Saturday at 12:30pm on

94.1 FM – KBXL – the VOICE.

Coffee & Resource Center

Our Coffee & Resource Center should be your first stop the morning you are released from IDOC custody.

We provide this service in our office located at:

3217 W. Overland Rd Boise, ID 83705

Monday thru Friday from 9am to 12pm.

Systemic Change of Idaho

St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho has a reentry advocacy arm called Systemic Change of Idaho. We focus on advocacy in the Idaho State Legislature and educating the community about the challenges of being a returning citizen.

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IMSI Hope Community Phase II: 2006-2023

By Mark Renick on May 27, 2023

IMSI Hope Community Phase II operated under the banner of New Hope Christian Ministries (503C non-profit) for seventeen wonderful years. We were housed in several locations (Orchard Street, Franklin. Maple Grove & Emerald) in that tenure in Boise Idaho. Under the banner of Victory Over Sin we had Support/Addiction/Accountability Groups every Tuesday & Wednesday for almost five years. We still have and will maintain a YouTube page for videos. Check it out for a perspective on our work.

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So Much Work to Do!

By Mark Renick on December 31, 2022

Are you motivated to do the work needed in 2023 to support the lives of individuals being released from incarceration daily? I hope so! We have challenges that need your effort. I am Blessed to experience the excitement of seeing change each week in individuals who make the effort to overcome their mistakes. I love seeing this and sharing. I also see those who fall right back into the pattern that sent them to prison.

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Cookies for Corrections 22

By Mark Renick on December 4, 2022

It is that time of year! What we now call “Cookies for Corrections” began as Cookies for Max over two decades ago. In the beginning religious volunteers took homemade cookies that had been divided up from the dozens of recipes cooked by church members throughout the Treasure Valley. It was quite the treat shared with a “Merry Christmas!” and “God Bless!”. That was at Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI) where the population was only about 500.

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Voting in Idaho

By Mark Renick on November 5, 2022

Yes, you see a photo of me voting this year. I was discharged from parole in 2017. Please note that the laws in Idaho are as follows: Idaho Individuals convicted of a felony are ineligible to vote while in prison, on parole, or on probation. Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of all supervised release. Ex-offenders should re-register to vote. A patchwork of state felony disfranchisement laws, varying in severity from state to state, prevent approximately 5.

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