Chaplains at prisons including Mountjoy will help inmates to adapt to life in jail PAThe Irish Prison Service is to spend up to €120,000 recruiting chaplains to look after inmates. In addition to encouraging prayer and running religious services, chaplains will help inmates to adapt to prison life and prepare them to re-enter society after they are released. The chaplains will work to promote respect between prisoners and staff and encourage inmates to make positive changes to their lifestyle. There are full-time three-year contracts available for chaplains at the prisons at Arbour Hill, Cork and Limerick and two each at the Mountjoy campus and the West Dublin prison campus. The prison service also…

Source: The Times March 19, 2018 00:00 UTC