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BLOG-177 | Corrections Chaplaincy: Caring for the Officers Who Walk the Tiers
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Oct 09, 2026
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Every corrections chaplain learns the nickname early: the inmate's chaplain. The men and women in custody need spiritual care, and that work is real. But walk any tier, and you will pass another population carrying a load almost nobody names. Correctional officers work years of shifts inside the sam...
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