Incarceration Ministry in Boston

Who is affected by incarceration

Though the United States constitutes just over 1/25th of the world population, it has about 1/5th of the world’s prisoners.
According to Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute, in 2019 the total population with a felony record in America is at least 24 million, including those who have been to prison, jail or on probation. This represents 7.2% or 1 out of every 14 Americans.
For black males the rate is 33% (including 15% who have been to prison)
54% of inmates are parents with minor children (ages 0-17), including more than 120,000 mothers and 1.1 million fathers.
2,700,000 children have a parent behind bars — 1 in every 28 children (3.6%) has a parent incarcerated, up from 1 in 125 just 25 years ago. Two-thirds of these children’s parents were incarcerated for non-violent offenses.

Family Support - When a person is sent to jail or prison, everyone who loves and relies on that person suffers as well. We endeavor to care for the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of those connected to people who are incarcerated, such as helping their families during the holiday season..
Re-Entry Support - We will focus on meeting the immediate and longer-term needs of returning citizens, such as with backpacks filled with items that support their material and spiritual needs as they start their new lives.
Interconnectedness - Building relationships with other individuals, churches and organizations, both faith-based and secular, so that we can more effectively work together towards the good of those we serve.