Ware State Prison houses behavioral problem close security inmates and assists them in returning to a general population status and transfer to a lower security prison. Currently there are slightly over 1535 inmates housed at Ware. Approximately 216 of this number reside in the Fast-Track Unit also known as Ware Annex or M Building.

With an ever growing concern for inmates to be returned into society (re-entry) and to reduce recidivism the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDOC) has long embraced the use of certified volunteers to help in many areas within the walls of the prison. Currently the volunteer programs throughout the State are headed up by the Institution Chaplains. The Chaplain helps recruit, certify, and train the volunteer for their mission inside the walls.

At Ware State Prison, Chaplain Michael Flynn heads up the volunteer program. He currently has a force of about 65 certified volunteers and that number continues to grow monthly. Chaplain Flynn uses the volunteers to teach classes, hold services, Bible Studies, assist in facilitation of programs and the like.

The prison outreach ministry of Eagle's Flight Ministries reaches not only into Ware State Prison, but also to the Ware County Jail which houses approximately 400 inmates for Ware County and the City of Waycross. They also minister in the local RYDC (Regional Youth Development Center) which houses up to 30 inmates who are below the age of 16.

If you would like to become part of this ministry, feel free to contact either The Eagle's Nest church for additional information or contact Chaplain Flynn directly at Ware State Prison. The switchboard number for the prison is 912-285-6400. Chaplain Flynn’s number at the prison is 912-287-4974.

The Word says:

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. -- Matthew 25:31 - 40 (KJV)

Current Prison Ministry Team

Back Row - Left To Right:
Brother Bob Joiner, and Dr. David R. Pelka
Front Row - Left To Right:
Rev. John Williams, Bros. Jimmy Johnson, Kelly Reynolds, Dean Cook

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Additional links of interest:

Georgia Department Of Corrections
FAITH AND CHARACTER BASED INITIATIVE
kairosprisonministry.org