prison chaplains
Chaplain who sexually abused inmates gets 7 years in prison
By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo — September 1, 2022
(AP) – A chaplain at a California federal women's prison was sentenced to seven years in jail for "egregious" sexual abuse against inmates. He is one of the five workers at the prison charged in the last 14 months for the same crime.
High court skeptical of Texas death row inmate prayer demand
By Jessica Gresko — November 9, 2021
The outcome won't take anyone off death row but could make clear what religious accommodations officials must make for inmates who are being put to death.
Anxiety, loneliness and spiritual isolation characterize life in prison during pandemic
By Lyra Walsh Fuchs — November 10, 2020
NEW YORK (RNS) — Religious practices of all sorts are fixtures of community for those inside — and all have been stymied by the pandemic lockdowns.
Alabama death row inmate hopes courts will allow chaplain by his side at execution
By Jackson Stephens — June 30, 2020
(RNS) — After a Muslim inmate’s request for an imam at his execution was denied, Alabama banned all chaplains from death chambers.
For ICE detainees, access to clergy is infrequent or absent altogether, rights groups say
By Tom Verde — October 25, 2018
(RNS) — For detainees, comfort from clergy and faith in God are often the only glimmers of hope in a climate of deep despair.
Canada cuts all non-Christian prison chaplains
By Ron Csillag — October 5, 2012
TORONTO (RNS) The Canadian government is canceling the contracts of all non-Christian chaplains at federal prisons as a cost-cutting measure, saying non-Christians inmates will be expected to turn to Christian prison chaplains for religious counsel. By Ron Csillag.
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