Giving Something Back B. J. Rone / Bishop Casey Miner

2 We all might ask ourselves the same six questions: What fact has affected my life the most? What one thing do I want my children and my grandchildren to remember most about me? What is the one most worthwhile thing I have ever done in my life? What have I given back? How would I want my epitaph to read? If I only had one speech left to make, what would I talk about? What can I say that will affect my hearers the most?

3 This Morning’s Agenda Part One -- B. J. Rone Inmate background Kairos Prison Ministry How you can help Part Two -- Bishop Casey Miner  A critical need in our 94 Texas prisons  How Christian Prison Ministries is helping.  And what individuals can do to help CPM.

4 Inmate Background U.S. Prisons today  2.5 million inmates  Ominous breeding grounds for terrorists. Islam  Fastest growing religion in the USA  Growing both in and out of prisons  3 rd largest religion in the USA with 1,000+ Mosques 18 months ago  Texas laid off 40% of all prison chaplains as budget cut! Texas prison units today  We have a 23% shortage of security personnel!  Many TDCJ Prison units have no full time Chaplain.

5 Texas Prisons 126,107 inmates  96% increase since 1993  White 31%, Black 41%, Hispanic 28% Average 10 th grade education Average sentence is 22 years  1/3 have sentence of 30+ years  450 on death row (98% men) 75,000 inmates are out on parole TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

6 The Prison Environment Poisonous  RACE: Blacks -41%, White – 31%, Hispanics – 28%  HOMOSEXUALITY: Root of 60% of problems  HATE for authority; plans for revenge $0, in TDCJ budgets for rehabilitation  Inmates receive very few visitors or mail A small Christian community in most prisons.  religions (cults) recognized by TDCJ Chaplains at 12.5% of national average recommended for state prisons

7 What is all This Costing Us? $2,492,526, (2004)  $204 million per month  $6.8 million per day,  $283,000 per hour (7 / 24) Annual increase = 24% (last 13 years) These cost numbers do not include the Millions of $ spent By the State of Texas on trying & convicting individuals. TDCJ employs 40,000 to manage 94 prison units The “revolving door” still exists & equals recidivism Recidivism is a HUGE problem & opportunity

8 94 Prisons 126,107 prisoners $16,063/year per prisoner $2 Billion = $100 every Texan every year

9 What Can We do to Help? Three main Prison volunteer groups in Texas that we can work within:  Kairos Prison Ministries  Bill Glass Prison Ministries  Chuck Colson Prison Ministries You can join a Kairos team by first going through a four day retreat program called, “Walk to Emmaus”,Cursillo or Tres Dias

10 What Can We do to Help? Worldwide organization  25,000 volunteers  Kairos ministers to inmates in prison and to their families in the free world DFW area  Kairos teams go into TDCJ units twice per year for four days and work with inmates  Kairos also helps paroled inmates find jobs, homes and new friends  We now have only about 150 volunteers in our area  Texas volunteers for only 25% of Texas prisons

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12 Christian Prison Ministries Bishop Casey Miner The Orthodox Church in Dallas Christian Prison Ministries has been organized to fill the void at TDCJ Prison units where all or most of the Chaplains have been laid off. Again many units have no Chaplains today.

13 Christian Prison Ministries Changed Hearts … mean Changed Lives

14 When I was in prison … … you visited me Matthew 25:36-40

15 Released Christians join a Church Other released prisoners join a gang A Christian experience reduces repeat criminal activity 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 1 year Average Christians 2 years 50% 70% 44% 28%

16 Mission Provide Ordained Clergy to assist prison Chaplains

17 Bill William

18 How Can We Help? Pray Contribute to the Ministry Ask your own pastors to volunteer then support them in this endeavor. Christian Prison Ministry 2183 Buckingham Rd. #189 Richardson, TX 75081