Santa Rosa Interfaith Jail Ministries

The Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office ministries is responsible for a variety of duties concerning the inmates of the county jail. For one they provide spiritual services to any inmate who chooses to partake in their activities. Jail Chaplain Morgan Miller provided the following statistics for the year 2005:

423 services conducted

19 volunteers per month received to assist in services

261 inmates made professions of faith

415 inmates received pastoral counseling

735 bibles were distributed to inmates

2 marriages performed for inmates

In addition the A.C.T.S. (Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series) is being offered to jail inmates on a weekly basis beginning February 1, 2006. ACTS is a support group to enable individual and/or their families, who want to maintain a drug-free life style away from alcohol and chemical abuses.