What does a correctional chaplain do?

As a correctional chaplain, your duties involve providing faith services for inmates in a prison or jail facility. Your responsibilities may vary from inmate to inmate—you may offer spiritual guidance, answer questions about religion, or provide support and counsel to inmates for religious or non-religious issues. Some chaplains may also interact with and offer services to family members of inmates. A chaplain may plan religious services within the prison and coordinate volunteer programs.