| The Chaplain provides a vital part of the whole | | | | may involve hardship cases, illness, legal and |
| process within the law enforcement community. | | | | financial needs, or the death of an inmate. |
| The primary goal of the prison Chaplain is to | | | | Counseling Prisoners will take on many facets. It is |
| provide Pastoral care to the inmate. The Chaplain | | | | therefore important that the prison chaplain have |
| becomes pastor to the inmates as well as their | | | | an understanding of the inmates, themselves as |
| teacher in spiritual matters. | | | | well as their felt needs. |
| This important aspect incorporates areas of | | | | 1. Attending Court hearings and trials |
| spiritual, moral and emotional development for the | | | | 2. Conferring and consulting with prison officials |
| incarcerated. | | | | 3. Assisting prisoners find jobs, housing, and |
| Achievement in these areas will help to insure the | | | | community support upon release |
| future success of offender as a productive | | | | The Chaplain may be asked to provide these |
| member of the community at large. The Chaplain | | | | same services to, prison staff, public officials, and |
| must integrate these tools for change into the | | | | others within the community. He may be asked |
| programs inaugurated. He will provide | | | | to work with the local church to provide ministry |
| comprehensive services to all inmates in the | | | | support through prayer, volunteers and finances. |
| various facilities assigned to him within its | | | | The Chaplain often becomes a Public Relations |
| parameters of security | | | | Representative to the community in behalf of the |
| In the capacity of pastor the Chaplain will provide | | | | prisono To Coordinate Volunteer Services |
| and often conduct | | | | The religious volunteer becomes an extension of |
| Chapel Worship services for the inmates. | | | | the chaplain in ministering to the needs of the |
| Depending on the number of Chaplains at a facility | | | | inmate. This mission, like that of the church |
| this will mean providing services for all faiths. | | | | includes regeneration, spiritual healing and |
| The Chaplain is also responsible to provide religious | | | | development. Volunteers need to be integrated |
| Instruction, for the inmates. This may be done | | | | into the total objective of religious programming |
| through regular Bible Studies, or doctrinal classes. | | | | of the institution and not just a patchwork of |
| This is sometimes accomplished through organized | | | | superimposed programs to fill program needs or |
| discipleship groups among the inmates themselves. | | | | slots and keep inmates occupied. Training phases |
| The role of pastor often is extended to families | | | | are usually sequential and required. Avoid conflicts |
| of inmates and prison staff. This may involve | | | | with training phases and training objectives, |
| counseling, and instruction in moral and spiritual | | | | scheduled. Recognize the philosophy of the |
| development that will establish an environment for | | | | chaplain training staff |
| rebuilding the family upon release of the prisoner. | | | | In order to be more effective in ministering to |
| There will be time when the Chaplain is called on | | | | the prison community we should expand our |
| to contactfriends or relatives. These incidents | | | | understanding of the correctional process. |