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Though almost all of the state prison chaplains describe spending their time organizing religious programs, many suggest that religious influence is coming from elsewhere in the system. Seventy-four percent of the chaplains said that efforts by inmates to proselytize or convert other inmates are either very common (31 percent) or somewhat common (43 percent) in the prisons where they work.<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/ Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?]</ref>}}

Though almost all of the state prison chaplains describe spending their time organizing religious programs, many suggest that religious influence is coming from elsewhere in the system. Seventy-four percent of the chaplains said that efforts by inmates to proselytize or convert other inmates are either very common (31 percent) or somewhat common (43 percent) in the prisons where they work.<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/ Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?]</ref>}}

There are also many churches/ministries that do outreach to prison inmates in the United States.  

There are also many churches/ministries that do outreach to prison inmates in the United States. In addition, the ministry [[Prison Fellowship]] is a leading advocated for [[criminal justice] reform in the United States. 

[[Jesus Christ]] told his disciples a [[parable]] about visiting people who are incarcerated which states:

[[Jesus Christ]] told his disciples a [[parable]] about visiting people who are incarcerated which states: