Pope Francis celebrated Mass in honor of the seventh anniversary of his visit to Lampedusa.
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in ‘hell’ of detention
County program helps imprisoned make transition back into community
“Imprisoned” doesn’t just mean bound behind bars in a correctional institution. For many of those who find themselves in prisons and jails, they also are held captive by something more — chemical dependency, mental health issues, the cycle of poverty.