Bringing Healing Freedom to Institutions
“The sunlight glints from the church-dome, glances into the prison-cell, glides into the sick chamber, brightens the flower, beautifies the landscape, blesses the earth."
Mary Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science
We are a collection of Christian Science branch churches and societies across Massachusetts that provide Christian Science activities and services to people confined inside government-sponsored institutions such as prisons, mental hospitals and juvenile facilities.
“And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: .. saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands."
(Acts 12:7)
Featured News & Stories of Interest
News Stories from The Christian Science Monitor
"Dozens of high-profile retail thefts across the United States are raising questions as prosecutors seek to balance criminal justice reform and combating modern-day organized crime."
Nelson Mandela once said, “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” The United States is the No. 1 incarcerator of people in the world. But do we really understand our criminal justice system?
"From the squalid conditions of the Los Angeles County jail has emerged a potential model for how to address mental illness among incarcerated people. The secret? Care, on a daily basis."