Chaplain Services

In an effort to curb recidivism, the Detention Facility approved an on-site Chaplain through the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, headquartered in Richmond Virginia, in October of 2006. Through the dedicated efforts of detention staff, this program took form in less than a year from planning to inception. The primary goal of this program is to facilitate the needs of all faiths including Hinduism, Wiccanism, Heathenism, Judaism, and Christianity.

Chaplain Alan Kaiser is the on-site facilitator for this program. His primary responsibilities include:

• Bible study
• Counseling sessions
• Distribution of religious literature
• Support services for detention staff
• Death notifications to inmates
• Crisis counseling
• Management of all religious volunteers