Clergy Guidelines for Lancaster County Prision, PA


		CLERGY GUIDELINES Visiting Guidelines Volunteer Guidelines Application for Clergy Approval The Chaplain's Office at Lancaster County Prison encourages clergy involvement. To be placed on the Approved Clergy List for visitation: Complete the “Application for Clergy Approval” form. Send the form and endorsement letter to: The Chaplain’s Office Lancaster County Prison 625 East King Street Lancaster, PA 17602 You will receive a phone call from the Chaplain’s Office after we are notified of your approval. Clergy visitation is by appointment only. When calling the Chaplain’s Office to make an appointment to visit an inmate, give day and time of desired visit, your name, church, and name of the inmate you wish to visit. The appointment will need to be made at least a day in advance. The Chaplain's Office is open weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visiting hours Sunday through Saturday are 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily. Plan to arrive approximately 10 minutes before your scheduled appointment. Visits are scheduled on the hour. This allows time for the officers to inform the inmate that they have a minister visit and time for the inmate to get ready. You are permitted to visit two inmates per day. (NOTE: You may not use clergy visitation to see a family member who is incarcerated. You must be put on their general visitation list. If family members are concerned about an inmate’s spiritual needs, these can be handled through the chaplain or another approved clergy.) You are not permitted to give or receive ANYTHING directly to or from an inmate. If you wish to give someone a Bible or religious material: 1) Put the inmate's name inside, 2) Place it in a bag with "Chaplain's Office" on the outside, 3) Give it to the officer at the window. The chaplain will check it for approval it and give it to the inmate at a later time. Include your name and phone number; if the items can not be approved, you will be notified. Make sure it does not contain ANY CONTRABAND. Contraband consists of such things as: anything sticky (tape, stickers, post-it notes, etc.) plastics or lamination (tabs, bookmarks, etc.) whiteout, crayon, etc. note paper, envelopes, stamps, etc. spiral bound books, wire or plastic. Bibles, correspondence Bible studies, devotional guides, and other religious materials are available from the Chaplain’s Office by inmate request. Inmates are not permitted to have excessive materials in their cells. Mailing Guidelines: Items with return addresses from religious organizations are directed through the Chaplain’s Office. The Chaplain’s Office is only permitted to approve religious materials. If you are sending something that is not religious, please do not use an envelope with a religious return address. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact the Chaplain’s Office at (717) 295-2089. Support For Prison Ministries P.O. Box 134 Lititz, PA 17543-0134 (717) 625-0232 info@SupportForPrisonMinistries.org all rights reserved. web site design by web designers at Web Tek Computer Company, PA