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“More than Shawshank Redemption”: Why You Should Consider Prison Chaplaincy
Award-Winning Chaplain Leader Invites You To Consider Prison Chaplaincy From a federal prison in Hawaii to an office in DC to a livestream panel tonight, Rev Heidi Schulz Kugler is committed to… -
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Corrections Chaplaincy: Caring for the Whole Facility
. . . This content is only available to subscribers to the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab. Most archived webinars are restricted to users at the Innovator level. You can become a Subscriber, or upgrade…
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CIL audio short: corrections in Canada
CIL Executive Director Michael Skaggs talks with Donald Stoesz, corrections chaplain in Alberta. Stoesz discusses why spiritual care is a key component of corrections and how the Canadian model supports chaplaincy.
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Denver prison chaplain reflects on decades of service
From Elise Schmelzer at the Denver Post: In his 31st year with the Denver Sheriff Department, Cannon is one of the jail’s biggest celebrities. Known as “Chap” in the halls and pods…
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Jail chaplain distributes toys to inmates’ children
From Austin Montgomery at Beloit Daily News: After donations are received, Johnson and other chaplaincy volunteers work with the Rock County Sheriff’s Office at the jail to allow parents to select toys…
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Execution stayed over state refusal of chaplain
From KWTX: The execution of a “Texas 7” gang member who killed a police officer has been stayed again because the state refuses to provide him with a Buddhist chaplain in the…
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Jail chaplains bring healing and hope
A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times: It is often faith that gets people through the truly tough times. In times of incarceration, it is vital that people have…
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When jail chaplains are volunteers, some faiths are more present than others
From the Herald Publicist: The chaplains within the Los Angeles County jails, a few of whom have been as soon as behind bars themselves, are united by a easy mission: remind inmates…
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“They feel forgotten”
Sarah Wu writes on spiritual care of ICE detainees in the Boston Globe: Broekhuysen said the visits are similar to other difficult pastoral visits in which “you want so badly sometimes to…
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Reflections from a prison chaplain
Rev. Dr. Emily Brault is a chaplain at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. I entered my career as a prison chaplain emboldened by my CPE experiences in “ministry of presence”…
