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More Than Half Way Home: A Story of Accompaniment in the Shadows of Incarceration Audiobook
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Gold Medal Award Winner, 2026 Illumination Book Awards
Here is a gripping analysis of the brutal landscape of the criminal justice system, as well as an ode to the richly complex interior lives of people struggling to become free.
Dustin Feddon, a Catholic priest, and founder of Joseph House in Florida, tells it like it is, taking the listener with him on his journey, capturing the heart-wrenching realities of those incarcerated, yet bearing witness to the transcendent love manifest among those the state calls “the worst of the worst.”
The juxtaposition of an unforgiving justice system and the extraordinary mercy of everyday people is a revelation. From encountering men on death row and witnessing a barbaric execution, to founding a community dedicated to restoring the dignity of formerly incarcerated persons, Father Dustin brings the listener along as he discovers his passion and purpose. Over time, he asks whether spaces could be created that would be the antithesis of confinement dorms, welcoming people called prisoners back into the human family, re-affirming their dignity. His answer, and that of the people of Joseph House, is yes, yes, and yes.
All author royalties will go to support the work of Joseph House.
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“Like Dorothy Day and so many others, he has come to realize that the answer to the isolation, violence, greed, distrust, and malice that we feel and have toward one another can be reversed only when we form communities like Joseph House.”
— Bishop William A. Wack, CSC, diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
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"Father Dustin Feddon’s memoir of accompanying prisoners since 2013 is powerful and necessary at a time when grace and mercy have worn thin…Feddon’s descriptions help us see people with deep stories.”
— Southern Literary Review -
“This is a book of both devastating losses as well as new beginnings, of radical companionship…of change through community, companionship, and advocacy.”
— Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking -
“Feddon offers a grace-filled account of his years walking alongside those our justice system has condemned…This is a rare and powerful meditation on mercy, presence, and the possibility of redemption.”
— Gilbert King, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning Devil in the Grove -
“A story we should all read and understand…a testament to the power of grace and kindness to heal.”
— Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mercy -
“Offers a sacred glimpse into what restoration looks like after the ravages of trauma, dehumanization, and alienation; it can renew any world-weary heart.”
— Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director, Catholic Mobilizing Network
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About Dustin Feddon
Father Dustin Feddon, a Catholic priest of the diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, is founder and executive director of Joseph House, a home and community for men released from prison. He and Joseph House have partnered with the Equal Justice Initiative, Legal Defense Fund, and other groups fighting for greater justice and mercy for those impacted by the criminal justice system.
About Alex Boyles
Alex Boyles has been acting pretty much his entire life. He got his BA in theater–acting/directing performance from CSU Long Beach and his MFA in acting performance from Ohio State University. He started narrating audiobooks in 2019 and hasn’t looked back!