Ukraine's Justice Ministry to introduce chaplain posts in prisons
Ukraine's Ministry of Justice and the State Criminal Executive Service agreed to create a working group to launch a pilot project on chaplaincy service in prisons.
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the State Criminal Executive Service have decided to introduce full-time positions of penitentiary chaplains in correctional institutions.
The agreement was reached during a meeting of the leadership of the Ministry of Justice, the State Criminal Executive Service, and representatives of the pastoral care community. To implement the initiative, the parties will create a joint working group, which will determine the pilot prisons and the selected clergy who will officially receive the status of penitentiary chaplains to work in places of imprisonment.
Deputy Minister of Justice Yevhen Pikalov stated that professional chaplaincy will become an important part of correctional programs for convicts and those held in custody, including minors and war veterans.
As teh UOJ reported earlier, the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations called on Zelensky to establish Military Chaplain Day.
