I rate Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy [CIC] 5 stars. My wife and I have been volunteers with CIC of Santa Clara County for about 20 years. In fact we first met each other at a volunteer organizing meeting [and married a year later]. We are not clergy, rather ‘lay’ people who attend church as congregants. Prior to CIC our only experience with jails was the literacy program my wife participated in at San Quentin. After introductory meetings, screening and receiving final approval we participated in training sessions conducted by CIC professional staff Chaplains. Our first times going in to do Bible studies we were a bit nervous but we were paired with a couple who had extensive experience in the jails. This couple became our mentors and we have remained friends ever since. We currently do weekly Bible studies in the men and women’s jail facilities. CIC Ministries gives us the opportunity to step out of our Church comfort zone and bring the “Good News” to men and women stuck in jail.