The number of Jewish inmates of Federal prisons is so small, relatively, that not a single full-time Jewish chaplain is required to serve them. This was revealed in a report by the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons on the religious program in government institutions during the last fiscal year.
The report was contained in the annual report of the Attorney General. It said: “Thirty-one full-time chaplains serve inmates of Protestant and Roman Catholic faiths, and several clergymen and priests serve on a part-time basis. Chaplaincy services for the relatively small number of inmates of Jewish faith are provided by rabbis and Jewish organizations in the local communities.”
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