They are not like the churches inside the prison. They don't get the fellowship. It's difficult for them to develop relationships. We need to bridge that gap. Prisoners need relationships with people in the outside community to bring some normalcy to the religious experience inside the jail.
Volunteers are great at that.
I will be working with jails at all levels and with districts to establish district-wide volunteer programs. I anticipate working with local churches to develop programs to assimilate ex-offenders into the life of the church. That's been a missing link in prison ministry. Some churches have stepped forward, but not on a systematic basis. The church offers the best way to make that happen, but it takes volunteers.