The Madison Area Jail Ministry is a “Ministry of Presence” according to Michael Marshall, volunteer Executive Director. The ministry was founded by 3 Lutheran pastors who recognized that no one was paying attention to the spiritual needs of thousands of people in the Dane County jail. Many of the people in the jail are filled with uncertainty waiting for their trial or sentencing, stressed about their children, family and future.
While there are community programs designed to assist people coming out of the state prison system, there are few programs available to those released from the Dane County jail, according to Mr. Marshall. That’s where the MAJM comes in.
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