Lancaster County Prison (LCP) is located on downtown on East King Street and houses over 1,200 men and women who are imprisoned for varying lengths of time.  There are about 6,000 intakes and exits per year (a 67% rate of recidivism).  The chaplaincy office has 8 paid staff persons, plus another 13 volunteer chaplains.  They coordinate all religious programs, provides counseling and distribute Bibles and other religious materials.  They also approve and schedule all pastoral visitations with inmates.  The chaplains office handles about 1,150 requests/contacts from the inmate population monthly (over 14,000 per year).  Currently, hundreds of area pastors have about 4,000 one-on-one inmate visits per year or about 12-15 daily.  Applications for prison visitation can be found on the visitor guidelines pages.

Support for Prison Ministries staff (paid and volunteers) provide about 1,500 hours of chaplain ministry per month.  About 25 other churches and/or ministry teams do regular worship services which are attended by many inmates.  Annually, about 2800 Bible study correspondence courses are completed by inmates.

Special classes including Alpha and "Freedom from Addiction" continues inside the Prison.  Mentoring programs, to provide Faith based studies and spiritual disciples for inmates preparing for release, are available to inmates.  Aftercare and re-entry connections can be made with churches and community ministries.  God is at work in many exciting ways behind the walls of Lancaster County Prison.

YOUTH INTERVENTION CENTER

The Youth Intervention Center (YIC) is a new Juvenile Facility (previously called Barnes Hall) located in the Sunnyside area of Lancaster.  Young persons, age 10-17 are detained here.  There is also a shelter area, where non-criminal or minor offenders are housed.  The Youth Intervention Center has 96 beds.

The chaplain program provides one on one counseling, does group Bible studies, shows Christian videos, distributes Bibles and coordinates regular church services.  It has a chapel, library space and counseling office.  About 20 churches and several volunteers do regular church services, visitations and activities.  Pastors have access to visit young people from their congregations or neighborhoods.

Support For Prison Ministries
P.O. Box 134
Lititz, PA  17543-0134
(717) 625-0232
info@SupportForPrisonMinistries.org
 

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