Prison Reformers + Chaplains

• To give pastoral care and support for prisoners - ensure physical and emotional welfare of prisoners.
• To support them with rehabilitation such as working with parole officers - getting prisoner ready to be back in society, show no need to re-offend and have somewhere to live.
• Religious Chaplains will read sacred texts with prisoners - leading to a point of repentance - more recently, chaplains don’t have to be religious
• Religious chaplains provide religious services or pray with prisoners - provide hope.
• Can be a counsellor - work with prisoner experiencing range of emotions and psychological difficulties to bring about effective change and enhance wellbeing.
• REFORMER - someone who tries to change a system, often try bring attention to problems and pressures people in charge to make changes.
• JOHN HOWARD

  • Christian who inspected prisons (late 18th century).
  • Gave evidence to Parliament prisons were diseased, dirty, corrupt.
  • Asked conditions to be improved (basic but essential provisions).
• ELIZABETH FRY

  • Quaker Christian (19th century)
  • Devoted her life to improving ye state of British prisons after busting Newgate prison in London (1813).
  • Believed important to reform prisoners and felt educating was vital.
  • Famous for reaching female prisoners to read, write, holding reading Bibles.