description: More than 1 million people sit in U.S. jails and prisons, twice as many as in 1980. Millions more are victims of crime. Setting the Captives Free ministers to both crime's victims and its victimizers. Twelve key leaders who attended the 1991 National Jail and Prison Ministry Conference share their practical experience on how to best offer Christ's peace on both sides of the prison wall. Setting the Captives Free • Facts and personal stories on the tragic impact of crime • Consideration of the biblical response to justice issues • Suggestions to help crime victims and offenders • Discussion of capital punishment and correction alternatives Don Smarto directs the Billy Graham Center's Institute for Prison Ministry, a resource for hundreds of prison ministries across North America.
language: English
title: Setting the Captives Free!: Relevant Ideas in Criminal Justice & Prison Ministry
titlecomplete: Setting the Captives Free!: Relevant Ideas in Criminal Justice & Prison Ministry
publisher: Baker Pub Group