| dc.description.abstract | Crime generates underestimated substantial
costs to society at the individual, community and national
levels. Globally, governments use prisons to contain crime.
The criminal justice system has two primary goals: justice
and a more prominent goal of preventing future crimes by
incapacitation, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Globally, a
number of prisons have set up pastoral programs to give
inmates realistic plans for their lives, as well as help them
overcome shame and guilt and help provide a meaningful
human service. This paper examines the current situation
of pastoral programs in the prisons in western Kenya
Counties. Specifically, the paper examines gender,
denomination, educational qualifications, training
experiences, salaries, ordination, places of worship,
chaplaincy offices, counselling schedule, residential
facilities and funding of chaplaincy in the Prisons of
Western Kenya Counties. The chaplain-catechists
questionnaire was administered to the chaplains and
catechists and their responses consisted their background
information, roles in rehabilitating inmates, as well as their
training and living conditions. The Focus Group
Discussion (FGD) guide was administered to the inmates
and officers-in-charge. We conclude that although the
Kenya Government has tried to improve on the status of
issues raised in chaplaincies, more has to be done to
achieve standards that can enable effective chaplaincy in
prisons in western Kenya. | en_US |
