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140 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 275, Winter Park, FL 32789-3680, (407)
629-4948 The purpose of Kairos is to build strong Christian
communities inside prison walls. It
begins with a three-day short course in Christianity and continues with
small share and prayer groups among the residents of the institution.
These groups meet weekly to share their lives on a deep spiritual
level and to pray for each other, their families, and the other inmates
and staff of the prison. This continuing community is begun with the three-day
short course in Christianity put on by a team of lay and clergy from
outside of the institution. It
is followed by monthly reunions which are a time of sharing,
instruction, worship and fellowship.
This is a time of renewal and strengthening for inmates and team
members. Cookies are distributed among the residents and staff
during the three-day weekend. These
homemade cookies are a tangible and vital expression of Christ's love
and witness from the Christian community.
YOUR WITNESS - during this life changing weekend. Please call or write to us at: Kairos of North
Carolina, Inc., P. O. Box 61193, Raleigh, NC 27661 Committed to nonviolence and peaceful solutions to
society’s problems, reconciliation among all people, Christian
discipleship, and the empowerment of the poor, the neglected, and the
oppressed. Address: The
Prison and Jail Project, 1324 GD Highway 49 S, Americus, GA 31709, (912)
924-0391, Contact person: John
Cole-Vodicka. L Lee County
Prison Ministry, Inc. The Lee County Prison Ministry is a non-profit
organization made up of a volunteer Executive Committee of
interdenominational persons who meet monthly to direct the course of
this ministry. The General
Council consisting of representatives of supporting churches meets
annually to elect officers to the Committee. Support for this ministry comes from local churches,
individual and corporate business and professional people and any others
who have a heart and compassion for their fellow brothers and sisters,
even for those in prison. The plan for The Lee County Prison Ministry is to
employ a full-time chaplain at the Sanford Correctional Center, a unit
of the North Carolina Department of Corrections to minister to the needs
of the inmates. Also, there
is a five-year plan to build, and donate to the State, a prison chapel
building for use on the prison grounds, and for a half way house in Lee
County to house ex-inmates who have no home. Executive Committee: Roy Jernigan, Ron Westmoreland, Allen & Anne Chatwood,
Nolan & Sarah Dahl, Gene & Ann Carmack, Pastor John Holder,
Archie T. Brooks, Julian M. Bowers, Marlene Hatcher, Gerome Williams,
Grady Ellis, Frank Jackson, Cliff Carr, Chaplain Roy McLamb. Legal
Aid Counseling and Referral Church members and clergy may become advocates in the
court process by being present in the court room at time of appearance,
talking with the attorney and explaining in detail with the defendant
what actually happened in court after she-he has been escorted back to
the holding cells. Court
process and terminology are often difficult to understand.
Advocates cannot advise defendants what to do, but they can
provide information about options or make referrals that will enable and
empower the defendant. Such
advocacy is especially important to the first-time offender.
Church members also provide a presence in the courtroom on behalf
of the defendant and minister with the family when they are present. Legal Services Legislation Effective prison and jail ministries include
education and action for appropriate legislation, including but not
limited to efforts such as: decriminalization of morally bases laws for
non-violent, victimless acts; establishment of alternative to
incarceration programs whenever and wherever feasible; use of
determinate sentences with allowance for good time; establishment of
medication centers as alternatives to the adversarial court process.
The United Methodist Book
of Resolutions will be a reference tool for legislative advocacy. Literacy
Tutoring Many inmates/students are illiterate or have very
poor reading and writing skills. Learning
to read or write does many things for them: ·
Develops
a health and proper self-esteem ·
Enables
the inmate to do his/her own correspondence. ·
Avoids
sharing intimate and private information. ·
Those
who have turned their lives over to the Lord are able to read the
Scriptures for themselves. ·
Equips
the inmate for job placement upon release. Any reader, from young to senior citizen can learn to
tutor. Wake Co. Literacy
Council conducts training courses regularly for prospective tutors.
Tutoring skills, once learned can be applied to any needed
situation whether within prisons or other settings. Also contact the
Volunteer Coordinator at your local correctional facility, training
school or detention center. An experienced tutor will always set aside a period
time at the end of a session to talk about things in general.
These moments often provide the opportunity for a Christian to
share his/her faith. Contact: Ms. Safron (919-787-5559) M Male
Enrichment Programs The
Male Enrichment Program is a program developed by the Department of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for adjudicated male
students. It is designed to
teach young men the responsibilities of a man in today’s society.
The goals and objectives are: (1) To provide guidance and
opportunities for positive use of leisure time, (2) To teach
alternatives for living a healthier, more productive life, (3) To
provide opportunities for positive role models and mentoring, (4) To
provide on-going small group counseling services to participants, (5) To
teach young men who want to know how to make a change in their lives,
(6) To discuss self-trust, (7) To teach self-awareness and self-esteem:
I like me., (8) To teaching setting goals, (9) To help students adapt to
change, (10), To teach responsibility, (11), To teach hygiene, (12) To
teach substance abuse, and (13) To help students choose a vocational and
educational career. To
learn more about this program for juvenile delinquents, write or call
Mr. Ricky Bunch, Project Director for the Male Enrichment Program,
Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 410 South
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27610.
Phone: 919-733-3388. Address:
U. S. Office of Criminal Justice, 21 South 12th Street, P. O. Box
500, Akron, PA 17501-0500 Mentoring Programs Ministry to
Families Children and families are hidden victims of the
practice of punishment by incarceration in the United States.
Prisoners with close family ties are much less apt to recidivate
than those without. The
church can support access by spouses and children to jails and prisons
for regular and family visits vital to maintaining familial
relationships. Family
Relationships are also enhanced by offering services to family members
on the outside and taking children to visit their parents. Misdemeanant Alternatives Multi-Purpose
Homes Through a competitive bid process, the Office of
Juvenile Justice secured the services of the Methodist Home for Children
to operate five multi-purpose homes in the eastern region of the state.
The Multipurpose Juvenile Home Program is designed to provide
secure non-institutional alternatives to training school and secure
detention. Presently there
are six 8-bed residential homes featuring "live-in" house
parents, a certified teacher and a full-time family counselor. They provide up to 30 days of care for juveniles in need of
secure detention prior to adjudication and up to 240 days of care as a
treatment disposition. The
Methodist Home for Children operates homes in Edenton, New Bern,
Goldsboro, Winton, and Lumberton. For
more information, contact: The
Methodist Home for Children, Child & Family Services, P. O. Box
10917, Raleigh, NC 27605-0917. Phone:
919/833-2834. Musical
Programs Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at your local
correctional facility, the chaplain at youth development centers or the
administrative services assistant at the detention center.
Contact should be made through the prison chaplain or
superintendent. N N.A. Groups Contact
the Volunteer Coordinator at your local correctional facility. Newgate
Ministries (United Methodist Men) Newgate Groups minister to persons being released
from prison, persons given alternative sentences, spouses and children
of prisoners, and victims of crime. New Life Ministries North
Carolina Council of Churches The Criminal Justice Committee of the North Carolina
Council of Churches has as one of its goals to advocate reform.
There has been a long-standing and continuous concern under able
leadership. For information
write Sister Evelyn Mattern, SFCC, North Carolina Council of Churches,
United Methodist Building, 1307 Glenwood Ave., Suite 162, Raleigh, NC
27605. Telephones:
919/828-6501 or 828-6542. North
Carolina Division of Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency Programs The Division of Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency
Programs is responsible for administering substance abuse programs in
the Department of Correction. These
programs include: 1) offender treatment programs and services; 3)
offender treatment, recovery programs database and tracking; 3) employee
assistance programs; 4) curriculum development and training; 5) chemical
dependency research, development, and evaluation; and 6) treatment
improvement planning and implementation.
The Division administers four types of treatment programs. North
Carolina Division of Community Corrections The Division of Community Corrections, formerly the
Division of Adult Probation and Parole, provides a broad range of
programs to convicted offenders who are not incarcerated.
In FY 98-99 these programs ranged from traditional probation
supervision to the administration of the IMPACT boot camp program.
The Division also assumed the administration of the State-County
Criminal Justice Partnership Program, which provides grant funds for
locally managed community based sanction programs.
These programs are designed to assure offender accountability in
the community, to divert lower-risk offenders from prison, and to offer
rehabilitative opportunities to offenders.
The Division also provides supervision to parolees, post-release
supervision to former inmates who are eligible under Structured
Sentencing, and provides supervision of defendants’’ compliance with
differed prosecution agreements. North
Carolina Division of Prisons The Division of Prisons is charged with the direct
care and supervision of inmates. As
of June 30, 1999 the Division operates 83 prison institutions and units
and has other institutions under construction.
Additionally, inmates are housed in several contractual
facilities operated by North Carolina county governments, private for
profit, and private non-profit entities.
Contact Division Coordinator of Chaplaincy Services, 831 W.
Morgan Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. Telephone
919-733-3226. N.C. Prison
and Jail Project Correct information and helpful conferences are
provided by the North Carolina prison and Jail Project.
They keep important issues before us and have a reputation for
careful examination of trends. Address: P. O. Box 309, Durham, NC 27701-0309.
Phone: (919) 682-1149 North
Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission Education
and informational source for justice system policy and practice.
Address: P. O. Box
2472, Raleigh, NC 27602. Phone:
919-733-9543. O Offender Rehabilitation Program Office
Assistance Contact the Chaplain or Volunteer Coordinator at your local correctional facility,
the chaplain at youth development centers, or the administrative
services assistant at the detention center. Oklahoma
Conference, Director of Prison Ministry For local church and Annual Conference prison
ministry development. Address: Director
of Prison Ministry, Oklahoma Conference, The United Methodist Church,
2420 North Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106-1499, (405) 525-2252 |