scholarly journals Aid Organisations and Prison Ministry in Communist Poland and Their Role in the Resocialisation of Prisoners after 1980

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Kudlak ◽  
Mateusz Zimny
Keyword(s):  
Prison Ministry

Seelsorge im Strafvollzug

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Funsch
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Protestant Churches ◽  
System A ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
Prison Ministry ◽  
Prison Chaplains ◽  
The Relationship

This paper provides perspectives on issues of pastoral care in the penal system, a so far neglected field in the scientific research into the penal system. The author describes the development of prison ministry up until the legal situation to date in the context of the penal system. Furthermore, he analyses the purpose of punishment from the viewpoint of the Catholic Church and Protestant Churches, and prison chaplains and their views on the aims of the penal system. Substantiated by a nationwide empirical study among prison chaplains, he brings to light their practical work and the work field of pastoral care in the penal system. To this end, he describes a prison chaplain’s aims and everyday tasks for instance, as well as the relationship between prison chaplains and the prison inmates and the prison officers respectively.

scholarly journals EXPLORATION OF EURASIAN PRISON CHAPLAINS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING TO RAISE THEIR JOB SATISFACTION

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 342-356
Author(s):  
Jan Ignatsson ◽  
Indra Odiņa
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good News ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Solution Strategies ◽  
Prison Ministry ◽  
Prison Chaplains

The article aims to attract the attention of policymakers, educators, business-affiliated bodies, and community to the psychological well-being of such prison staff members as chaplains whose job satisfaction will directly influence inmates’ rehabilitation and the health of the society in general. A phenomenological research was carried out in a non-profit organization Good News Jail and Prison Ministry whose mission is to provide spiritually mature, equipped, and motivated chaplains serving in 22 states, one American territory and 25 countries. The research sample was the participants of six Eurasian regions. The data were collected using interviews, diary notes and reports of stakeholder and problem tree analysis. The literature review and the gained data reveal a clear profile of what and who prison chaplains should be to guide prisoners towards their integration into society. It exposes both sides of the same system, known as penitentiary, as well as indicates problem solution strategies as well as requirements to maintain the work in line with trends in the branch. The research has brought repeatedly proved evidence that the complicity of “state of the art” calls for more attention from policymakers, educators, business-affiliated bodies, and states clearly that more research is necessary.

scholarly journals A Gang of Pentecostals

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
Andrew Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Penal System ◽  
Prison Gangs ◽  
Prison Ministry ◽  
Ethnographic Data

Abstract This article uses ethnographic data from two of Rio de Janeiro’s inmate-led prison churches to examine how they function. It also highlights the structural and functional parallels of these churches with prison gangs. I argue that the gang-like characteristics of these churches are an important reason for the success of Pentecostalism inside Rio de Janeiro’s penal system. The results of this research can inform future scholarly investigation and prison ministry initiatives.

scholarly journals Penal reform in Africa: The case of prison chaplaincy

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham K. Akih ◽  
Yolanda Dreyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Penal Reform ◽  
Social Objective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Halfway Houses ◽  
Prison Ministry

Penal reform is a challenge across the world. In Africa, those who are incarcerated are especially vulnerable and often deprived of basic human rights. Prison conditions are generally dire, resources are limited, and at times undue force is used to control inmates. The public attitude towards offenders is also not encouraging. Reform efforts include finding alternative ways of sentencing such as community service, making use of halfway houses and reducing sentences. These efforts have not yet yielded the desired results. The four principles of retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation guide penal practice in Africa. Retribution and rehabilitation stand in tension. Deterrence and incapacitation aim at forcing inmates to conform to the social order. The article argues that prison chaplaincy can make a valuable contribution to restoring the dignity and humanity of those who are incarcerated. Chaplaincy can contribute to improving attitudes and practices in the penal system and society. In addition to the social objective of rehabilitation, prison ministry can, on a spiritual level, also facilitate repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation. The aim is the holistic restoration of human beings.

A Stark Examination of Prison Culture and Prison Ministry

Dialog ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.N. Ristad, Jr
Keyword(s):  
Prison Ministry ◽  
Prison Culture

FROM THE SANCTUARY TO THE SLAMMER: EXPLORING THE NARRATIVES OF EVANGELICAL PRISON MINISTRY WORKERS

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 504-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kent R. Kerley ◽  
John P. Bartkowski ◽  
Todd L. Matthews ◽  
Tracy L. Emond
Keyword(s):  
Prison Ministry ◽  
Ministry Workers
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