"I was in prison, and you visited me."
Matthew 25:36
Prison Ministry is facilitated through a network of parish-based volunteers from throughout the diocese who offer spiritual and emotional assistance to the imprisoned, including those who are being released, and to their victims and families.
Parishes, assisted by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington, hold ministries in regional and state jails within the Diocese of Arlington. Contact the parishes below for more information or the Catholic Charities volunteers office.
Jail and prison ministry programs by location and by parish:
- Alexandria Adult Detention Center, Basilica of St. Mary
- Arlington County Adult Detention Center, St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
- Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, St. Leo the Great Catholic Church
- Loudoun County Adult Detention Center, St. John the Apostle Catholic Church
- Prince William - Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center, All Saints Catholic Church
- Northwestern Regional Adult Detention Center, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church
- Coffeewood Correctional Facility, Precious Blood Catholic Church
- Kairos at Buckingham Correctional Center, Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, Virginia Correctional Center for Women (Goochland, VA), and Nottoway Correctional Center
