My Brother's Keeper

by Burnside; Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9781843920618
• ISBN10: 1843920611
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Willan

Summary

Ten years ago there were no faith-based units in prisons outside South America. Today, they are spreading all over the world, including the United States, Europe and the Commonwealth. My Brother's Keeper is the first major study of a global phenomenon. Exploring the roots of faith-based units in South America it explains why the Prison Service of England and Wales set up the first Christian-based unit in the western world in 1997 - and its rapid expansion. It also explains how, at exactly the same time, the United States introduced Christian-based units - and why they were complimented by interfaith and multifaith initiatives.At the heart of My Brother's Keeper is an interior account of life inside four Christian-based prison units in England. It draws on the findings of a detailed evaluation conducted by the authors for the Home Office, Prison Service and Kainos Community between 2000 and 2001, including an updated reconviction study. It is an authoritative account of an innovative programme.Its analysis of what works and what doesn't in faith-based units around the world makes My Brother's Keeper a valuable roadmap for all who care about improving prison conditions. It presents a vision of justice that is not just concerned with building more prisons but with rebuilding more prisoners. It argues that by making prisons more human and punishment more humane, faith-based units can be of value - and keep faith in prisons.

Table of Contents

Guide to organisations	vii
Foreword	ix
Sir Anthony Bottoms
Authors' preface and acknowledgements	xiii
Prologue Beatitudes Behind Bars: Christianity and imprisonment	xix
The prison that started it all	1	(33)
From Cursillo to prison: the story of Kairos	34	(34)
The rise and fall of Kairos-APAC	68	(29)
Kainos Community: views from the inside	97	(33)
Kainos Community: views from the top	130	(41)
Kainos Community and religious freedom	171	(25)
Navigating by the Heavens: Horizon Communities	196	(44)
Preparing Evangelists: InnerChange Freedom Initiative	240	(27)
The psycho-social impact of Kainos	267	(27)
The impact of Kainos and Christian-based units on recidivism	294	(25)
Keeping faith in prison: the promise of faith-based units	319	(39)
Appendices	358	(6)
Bibliography	364	(18)
Index	382