The Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa (CSLSR) Jail Ministry is a team of dedicated volunteers who visit individuals incarcerated at the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility (MADF) where approximately 700 people await trial or retrial. Many are confined to their cell 23 hours a day, sometimes for years.
Each week, we visit those who request connection, offering compassionate presence and spiritual support. Through providing one-on-one and group visits, classes, inspirational books, and copies of Science of Mind Magazine, we help individuals reconnect with their inner divinity and wholeness.
Voices from Inside:
“Your visit changed
everything for me.”
“You give us strength and
calm. You show us a different path.”
“I read a passage from The
Mastery of Love every night—it helps me sleep.”
Want to Support the Ministry?
1. Pray
for all those incarcerated in Sonoma County
2.
Volunteer—join our team and help expand our reach
3.
Donate—all funds go toward purchasing books
To donate or learn more, contact: Siota Belle – siota.belle@cslsr.org
Vision
Statement:
We envision a world where those who are incarcerated fully recognize their innate goodness, worth, and spiritual magnificence, empowering them to live with dignity, purpose, and connection.
“The visits and books have helped me so much. I’m learning to see myself differently.”
The Power of Books Inside
The books we bring offer solace, reflection, and transformation. For many, they are among the only possessions they have while incarcerated.
“All I have are pictures of my nieces, my motorcycle—and two stacks of books. They’ve become part of me.”– N
A team member shared: “N will go back to the streets when he’s released, but those books—those words—will still live inside him. They’ve shaped him. They are him.”
Books We Share Include:
- Dying to Be Me
and Sensitive is the New Strong – Anita Moorjani
- Gratitude
journals
- In the Realm of
Hungry Ghosts – Dr. Gabor Maté
- No Bad Parts –
Richard Schwartz
- Tattoos on the
Heart and Cherished Belonging – Gregory Boyles
- The Body Is Not
an Apology – Sonia Renee Taylor
- The Four
Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Mastery of
Love – Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Power of
Now – Eckhart Tolle
- This Thing
Called You – Ernest Holmes
- What Happened
to You? – Oprah Winfrey & Dr. Bruce Perry
These
books are both reading materials and tools for growth, grounding, and grace.
All donations go to buying books for the incarcerated people we visit.
CSLSR Jail Ministry Team:
Rev. Siota Belle, Krista McAtee RScP, Patty Byrne RScP, Wayne Stanfield, Jan Peterson RScP, Victoria King RScP
If you
have a volunteer group doing service for CSLSR and would like to be
recognized,
please
contact vicki.dodson@cslsr.org
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