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Why prison ministry? - Society says “Lock them up and throw away the key! - Politicians say “We must build more prisons” - Statistics say “80% of released prisoners return to prison.  We are wasting our time trying to rehabilitate them”. - Jesus says “I was in prison & you visited me” - Two-thirds of prisoners come from broken homes - 95 percent of the men in prison had no loving father figure as a role model - Two-thirds abuse themselves with drugs and alcohol - 80 percent of women prisoners have been physically, sexually abused - 50 percent of men prisoners have been physically or sexually abused - 45 percent of men were out of work when they were arrested - One-half never went beyond a sixth-grade education - 60 to 80 percent cannot read or write well enough to get along in society - More than 70 percent have tattoos that say “born to lose” or something similar ( Yes there is HOPE )