The Saving Grace Of Prison Inmates
Since 1983
 On any given day an estimated 10,000 adults are locked up in Cook County Jail, another 750 adults in Lake County Jail, and approximately 700 juveniles at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center.
Kolbe House is the only agency of the Archdiocese that deals directly with those involved in the criminal justice system.
Our direct service includes one-to-one visits and pastoral counseling.
We also celebrate Masses, religious services and reach out through other social services. We listen to and stand with the family members, provide emergency services to
the incarcerated, their families and other families in similar situations.
Kolbe House recognizes that the incarcerated are often victims themselves and that the "system" is larger than any of the individuals
in it. Kolbe House networks with like-minded agencies and groups. We accompany people to court. In addition, we seek
to work for change in unjust situations.
Kolbe House works to educate the public about the realities of the criminal justice system and about the nature of those who
are caught up in it.
We recognize that laws and the legal system are determined by elected officials and we are concerned that the
voting public be as informed as possible about the complexities of the justice questions.
Our Chaplains offer talks to interested groups and we create publications to distribute within the jails.
Archdiocese of Chicago
Office of Evangelization, Catechesis, and Worship
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