NBA @ GA: Exhibit Space

Visit NBA staff, trustees, XPLOR residents, and Disciples-related health and social service ministry partners at Booth #810 in the Exhibit Hall at the 2017 General Assembly! View assembly hall map >>

Virtual Reality Solitary Confinement Experience

"What’s it like to spend 23 hours a day in a cell measuring 6×9 feet for days, weeks, months, or even years?"

The Guardian's 6×9: A Virtual Experience of Solitary Confinement is "a powerful VR experience that places viewers inside a U.S. solitary confinement prison cell and tells the story of the psychological damage that can ensue from isolation." This exhibit is presented in collaboration with National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Disciples Home Missions, Disciples Center for Public Witness, Disciples Peace Fellowship, Reconciliation Ministry, and NBA Prison and Jail Ministries.

Learn more about solitary confinement, the subject of Resolution GA-1525, in our Justice Learning Track workshop on Wednesday, July 11: Mass Incarceration and a Call to End Solitary Confinement: How the Church Can Respond. Featuring: Rev. Dean Bucalos, Mission Specialist for the NBA Prison and Jail Ministries Affinity Group and Executive Director of Mission Behind Bars and Beyond, NBA Incubate Affiliate Ministry; Rev. Héctor J. Hernández, Convener of the NBA Prison and Jail Ministries Peer Group; Rev. Dr. Ken Brooker Langston, Disciples Center for Public Witness, and National Religious Campaign Against Torture.

Connect with Disciples Health and Social Service Ministries!

The NBA accompanies ministry partners serving in areas of need related to children, youth and young adults, older adults, people with disabilities, prison and jail ministries, mental health and wellness, racial justice and peace, overcoming poverty, and more. Visit our exhibit space to explore "neighborhoods" of ministries addressing these areas across the country, and learn how you can join us in creating communities of compassion and care! View our ministry partner directory >>