Mission:
Prison Ministries of Delaware Inc. Ministers to the needs of incarcerated and formally incarcerated men and women in Delaware promoting spiritual growth and reducing recidivism. Vision:
That Delaware will be the leader in reduced prison populations through faith-based services, breaking down barriers, increasing public(community) awareness, changing the penal institutions, and bring
ing about shalom/salaam throughout the state. PMDI was formed to fulfill the above-stated mission/purpose. In September 2001 it was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. It is governed by a board of directors. It receives moral support from the Delaware Department of Correction and a number of legislators. The Emergency Fund
The whole community must become involved to bring about restorative justice which, in turn, brings shalom/salaam to all who are affected by crime. PMDI provides the training and tools that enable the local church to carry out, through their volunteer ministries, the hands-on outreach to "the least of these." It also provides in-prison studies to enable the residents to turn their lives around. Through the Emergency Fund(maintained by donations), PMDI assists inmates with their special needs, ex-offenders with their specific re-entry needs, youth offenders, victims, and their respective families. Department of Correction(DOC) Expenditures
DOC Expenditures for the Bureau of Prisons and Community Corrections for fiscal year 2007: $258,068,100
Currently the incarcerated population in Delaware penal institutions (including community corrections) fluctuates between 7,000 and 7,200. The average operating cost per prison resident in Delaware: $33,236
The average operating cost per Work Release/Treatment or Violation of Probation(VOP) program resident: $24,309
There are 11 penal institutions in Delaware. We Covet your Prayers!
