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Posted on July 17, 2018 by globalprisonseminaries

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Moral Rehabilitation Model

The transformation of Angola Prison, during the 22 years of Warden Burl Cain’s leadership, has been celebrated widely and researched extensively. Burl said the “moral rehabilitation” that happened at Angola was a result of bring in a seminary program and allowing inmates to be trained to be ministers to their peers. The elements to the Prison Seminary Model include an accredited school with a degree program that encourages moral change and servanthood, private funding for the school’s services, and a cooperative department of corrections that will allow inmates to serve as agents of change through peer ministry.

Expertise

Burl brings a wealth of knowledge from his more than 40 years in corrections. Burl continues in his service and leadership within the American Correctional Association and other leading correctional entities. He is widely recognized as a transformative figure in the world of corrections. Kristi Miller works alongside Burl in encouraging the Prison Seminary Model. As a seminary professor, Kristi started the prison seminary program for Louisiana women’s prison in 2010. She also worked in corrections as a chaplain, education coordinator, and then later as an assistant warden. Burl and Kristi can address and advise in all areas of the Prison Seminary Model.

Global Prison Seminaries Foundation

GPSF provides step-by-step assistance to the key players in any state seeking to implement the Prison Seminary Model. GPSF hosts a professional symposium every year where prison seminary directors, professors, corrections professionals, government officials and interested attendees can learn from one another through forums and professional presentations. GPSF commits to continued research efforts as well. In the Prison Seminary Model, the students must first become self-aware of default patterns within themselves that cause them to resort to destructive behavior. When their wounds are restored, they can become a conduit of healing and peace and reconciliation for their peers. The result is going to be safer prisons and fewer victims of violent crime.

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