Dismas Ministry is Going Digital!

We are excited to announce that Dismas Ministry has joined forces with Edovo, a social-impact organization that provides educational, vocational, and rehabilitative curriculums and content to incarcerated people in a digital format. This opportunity allows us to place our resources on Edovo’s tablets, which are accessible for use by prisoners. Through our partnership with Edovo, these digital resources are made available to prisoners at no cost to them.

By digitizing our resources, we will expand our reach to more than 370 correctional facilities, and expect to reach more than 1,500 more facilities by the end of 2023. This new endeavor will enable Dismas Ministry to serve more Catholic prisoners and others behind bars who want and need our resources.

An increasing number of jails and prisons throughout the U.S. are restricting prisoners’ access to printed materials. In a typical week, we receive an average of four returned packages due to this new restricted access. Dismas Ministry is charged return postage for each of these packages, further straining our somewhat limited financial resources. Our organization provides Catholic faith-based publications and other resources through the mail, and this is something that requires our immediate attention. We anticipate this trend will only continue and we believe that digitizing our resources and making them available online is the only way to serve prisoners in these restricted facilities.

The following Dismas Ministry resources will be available on tablets by December 1, 2023, in facilities served by Edovo: 

•God With Us – A Catholic Bible Study, Part 1, 2, & 3 (English & Spanish)
•A Reason for Hope – A Catholic Faith Study, Part 1, 2, & 3 (English & Spanish)
•Pray Always – A Catholic Prayer Study, Part 1, 2, & 3 (English & Spanish)
•The Web of Life – A Catholic Social Justice Study, Part 1, 2, & 3 (English & Spanish)
•Pray in the Spirit –A pocket-size Catholic prayer book designed to foster the prayer life of Catholic inmates. (English & Spanish)
•I Am Beautiful – A survival resource, created by and for women in prison. (nine volumes, English only)

It is our mission at Dismas Ministry to share our Catholic resources with anyone who requests them. We provide these resources at no cost whenever possible.

For now, only prisoners in facilities served by Edovo programming may access Dismas Ministry resources in a digital format. As we begin to offer our materials in a digital format, please know we still provide the entire Dismas Ministry library of resources in print. If you need to place an order for materials, please visit our website at dismasministry.org/contact.

Thanks to YOU and everyone who continues to support our mission. It is through prayerful and financial support from our benefactors and members of our Prison Ministry Network that enable us to continue and expand our outreach to men and women in jails and prisons across the country.