Prison Ministries

Hope in life: when a person enters the jail, his hope for a bright tomorrow is shattered. One develops the attitude of dejection. They feel the whole society; including their kith and kin view them as a“criminal”. It is not easy to bear such a stigma in life. At this particular juncture, a prisoner needs a person to help him/her tohelp themselves, to instill hope into their lives. This process could be initiated through different Medias, like moral instructions, counseling sessions and audio-visual methods, leading to mental, physical, emotional and spiritual relaxation. We shall Reachout, Release, Renew, Rehabilitate, Reintegrate and Redeem prisoners.

We shall reform prisons, facilitate social re-integration, ensure congruent function of government systems and structures for the amelioration of victims, offenders, society, government authorities, families of victims and offenders. We shall attain them by having committed volunteers, priests, religious and laity by conducting need based training, creating sensitivity in government authorities, facilitating empowerment, appropriately using philanthropic people, praying, using scientific research tools, follow up programs, creating social awareness, planning and executing meticulous preventive measures, conducting regular and holistic counselling, providing legal assistance and using network to ensure that prisons are renamed as Repentance Retreat Centers, prisoners are empowered
and called Repentant Retreat Citizens, and government systems and structures are streamlined to attain the restoration of complete