At the state penitentiary in Nebraska, Chaplain Mark Rosenau said the Saturday night service is one of several worship opportunities offered to Christian inmates. There are also Sunday morning Spanish, Catholic and Protestant services, and Bible studies three times a week. The congregation in Nebraska held its first service early in October. Attendance has averaged 11, Rosenau said. It will take the pastor longer to develop a relationship with the inmate population, for them to trust him.
Visitors also have to build trust.
They're no good, never will be. Well, you don't want to deal with those people anyway. But those who attend may find that their stereotypes of life behind bars are wrong. They also learn the special needs of inmates. A lot of people have this picture that prison is a big, bad environment and that we're basically just cons who sit on our butts all day.