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SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE

SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE. Prison Ministry Chaplain Dr. Brenda S. Jackson, Ph.D. BSJ Christian Seminars, Inc. Revised March 4, 2012. RECOGNIZING THE CALL by Brenda Simuel Jackson. 525 Clinton Street, the place of the Old County jail, division II

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SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE

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  1. SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE Prison Ministry Chaplain Dr. Brenda S. Jackson, Ph.D. BSJ Christian Seminars, Inc. Revised March 4, 2012

  2. RECOGNIZING THE CALL by Brenda Simuel Jackson • 525 Clinton Street, the place of the Old County jail, division II • The place where I recognized God’s call, and was told, it is true. • The basement where service was held that Sunday afternoon, • Was only bright because of the souls that filled the room.

  3. Recognizing The Call • The Out of tune piano, no one could play, but we sang with gusto anyway. • My sermon, Jesus Is The Light, was short and sweet, one soul said yes, and I did weep. • A road called to travel, I continue on to this day, • Jesus is the light who can be seen night or day.

  4. WHAT IS A PRISON/JAIL?

  5. A PRISON-HOUSE • A Place of physical bondage • A Physical location to confine one • A building in which persons are confined while waiting trial • A place of confinement for punishment

  6. The Prison Inside the Prison-House • A society within a society filled with social outcast and social rejects. (Elijah Ingram, “The Shape of Ministry in Prison, 1990)

  7. The Prison inside the Prison-House • A condition of Feeling rejected, helpless, powerless, inferior.

  8. The Prison Inside the Prison-House • A condition of being morally, emotionally, and spiritually dead.

  9. Prison Houses in Michigan • Michigan Scene - 2000 • 42 Correctional Facilities • Wayne County Jails • Federal Facilities in Michigan Several Facilities have been closed.

  10. Matthew 25:25:36d • I was in prison and you came to visit me.

  11. Who are The Prisoners? • U.S. Bureau of Justice 2001-2002 • Federal Inmates 2001 • 5.6 million • 64% racial or ethnic minority • 43% less than high school diploma • 57% under the age of 35 • 6.6% women

  12. Criminal Justice, 6th Ed. 2008 • Population under Corrections 2005-2006 • 747.529 – Jail Population • 1,446,265 – Prison population • Population under corrections • 7.1 million • 4.9 mil. Parole, probation, community • 2.2 mil. incarcerated

  13. Local Facilities - 2002 • 2.3 million • 36% White • 40% Black • 19% Hispanic • 1% American Indian • 1% Asian • 3% more than 1 ethnic heritage • 12% female • 38% 35 years of age or older

  14. Geriatric Prisoner (Aging Prisoners, Aday) • U.S. Statistics • 1.3 million inmates age 50 or older • State and Federal Prisons • 8.2% of total 2002 inmate population

  15. Sociopathic Tendencies (Campbell, 1986,p.21) Manipulators Self-Centered Poor Self-Image Difficulty with Value-Centered Goals Feelings of Hurt Mistrust Anger Fear Guilt Denial Depression Character of The Prisoner

  16. Family Background Dept. of Justice, 2002 • 31% of jail inmates grew up with parent or guardian who abused alcohol or drugs. • 12% of inmates lived in foster homes or institutions. • 46% had a family member incarcerated

  17. Diversity of Crimes & Characters • Department of Justice 2002 • 50% of inmates incarcerated for violent or drug related offenses • Drug Offenders are the largest source of jail population

  18. Child Molesters Psychiatrics Gays Prostitutes Murderers Rapists Robbers Derelicts Gangsters Illiterates Juveniles (Kelly, Jailhouse Religion, p. 3)

  19. Why Do Evangelism in the Prison • Why Are Prisons a Mission field?

  20. HEY CHAPLAIN by Brenda Simuel Jackson • Hey Chaplain didn’t get that visit requested. • Hey Chaplain can’t read the print in the KJV bequested. • Hey chaplain, who appointed you for the Lord and Master? • Hey Chaplain, will you mail this letter faster? • Hey Chaplain when will my cup run over? • Hey Chaplain, guess what, my prayers are getting louder and bolder!

  21. Hey Chaplain • Hey Chaplain, I didn’t cry last night. • I got a visit from Jesus, and not by my might! • Hey Chaplain, thanks again for helping me to see, I have a friend in Jesus, • He loves me! • Hey Chaplain

  22. Salvation • Group Claims Thousands of U.S. Prisoners Are converting to Islam ( The Connection Newspapers) • Isaiah 42:7b.c. • “…to free captives from prison (1) and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness (2)

  23. Salvation • Isaiah 61: 1b-2 • “…proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners (3) • Philemon 11,16 • “Formerly he was useless…now useful… No longer a slave, but better than a slave, a dear brother.

  24. Salvation • John 8:36 • So if The Son sets you free, you will be free indeed • Free from penalty of sin • Free from negative personhood • Free from hopelessness • Free from lack of skills (Johnson, p. 103) • Family Aid can be provided freely (Ingram p. 84)

  25. Reduce Recidivism • Kelly - 74% of prisoners once released, arrested within 4 years. • 2002 • 53% of jail inmates were on probation, parole or pretrial release at time of arrest. • 40% of prison inmates had a current or past sentence for a violent offense

  26. Reduce Recidivism • 1994 272,111 released in 15 US States • 67.5% Rearrested • 46.9% Reconvicted • 25.4% resentenced to prison for a new crime

  27. The Innerchange Freedom Program • Christian Based Rehabilitation Program • Working with Inmates pre-release • Working with inmates after release • Use biblical-based teachings to instill life skills

  28. Innerchange Program • Belief that crime is a moral issue • There must be a genuine change of heart to change character

  29. Restoration • 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 • If anyone has caused grief,…The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient…you aught to forgive and comfort him…If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven - If there was anything to forgive - I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

  30. Restoration Jail/Prisons, Great mission fields • A place for regeneration not just rehabilitation. (Kelly, p. 4) • A place for Spiritual Development

  31. Sycamore Tree Project • Victim and Offender healing process • Offenders become accountable • Victims expose their hurts • In-prison process

  32. Doing Evangelism in the Prison

  33. BSJ Christian SeminarsMission Statement • Vision • Earning Interest for God on His Investment in Stewards who are Imprisoned • How - Doing Evangelism • Vision Theme • Transforming Uselessness Into Usefulness to Glorify God • How - Doing Evangelism (Teaching)

  34. Mission • Provide Outreach Ministry with the goal of salvation (Acts 2:24; Hebrew 13:3; Matthew 25:36) • Provide a method of Faith-Based (Christian) involvement in rehabilitation of the confined. (Philemon 11-16) • Provide spiritual, personal and academic development (2 Timothy 3:16)

  35. X-offender and Family Services Community Services Family Life Services Prayer Services

  36. Hebrews 13:1-3 • Keep on loving each other as brothers…Remember those in prison, as if you were their fellow prisoners.

  37. Helping the Inmate to Wait in Freedom Religious - looking beyond situations to possibilities (Kelly, p. 66) • Religious Programs help to overcome cellblock conditions. • Religious programs ward off giving up hope • Religious programs that stop suicidal thinking

  38. SAMPLE RENEWAL SEMINARS • Be Angry but Sin not • The Leader in You • Fruit spiritually Sweet and Emotionally Mature • Prayer Power • Selecting The Easy Yoke • Forgiving The Unforgivable • Faith

  39. Organizational Structure of Ministries

  40. Structures • Collaboration of two or more churces • Collaboration between church and no-profit • Collaboration between church and educational entity

  41. In-prison Services • Bible Study • Worship Services • Development Program • Educational Services • Counseling Services

  42. Qualifications and Training • Faith • Concern for Inmates • Biblical Study • Use of special gift and/or talent

  43. Steps for Being a Religious Volunteer • Application • Criminal History Check • Recommendations • Learning the Do’s and Don’ts

  44. Other Ministries • Care for the Aging • Care for dying prisoners • Mentors • Employment Assistance • Housing Assistance • Family Outreach • Transportation for visitation

  45. References • Michigan Department of Corrections • Books • Aday, Ronald H. Aging Prisoners, London: Praeger, 2003 • Campbell, Joan, S.P. The Ministry To The Imprisoned, Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1989. • Kelly, Anthony, Jailhouse Religion, Townsend Press, 1996

  46. References • Nolan, Pat. When Prisoners Return. Prison Fellowship, 2004. • Williams, Joseph. Sheep In Wolves’ Clothing, When The Actions of a Christian turn Criminal,Chicago: Moody Press, 2000. • Travis, Lawrence F. Introduction to Criminal Justice. 6th ed. Ohio: Mathew Bender & Co., 2008 • Wilmore, Gayroud, ed. Black Men In Prison, Atlanta, Ga: ITC Press, 1990.

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