Thank you for your interest in serving with the Jail, Prison, and Detention Ministry of the Archdiocese of Miami.

Our volunteers bring the compassionate presence of Christ to people who are incarcerated, detained, or isolated. We carry out this ministry with dignity, mercy, prudence, humility, accountability, and communion with the Church.

Please complete the PPFE Volunteer Registration and Information Form if you are:

• interested in becoming a new volunteer;
• a current volunteer renewing or updating your information;
• an endorsed volunteer;
• an occasional volunteer serving in retreats, prayer groups, pastoral visits, liturgical celebrations, or other ministry activities; or
• returning to the ministry after a period of absence.

Submitting this form allows the Office of Detention Ministry to create, review, or update your volunteer record.

Completing the form does not automatically authorize a person to enter or serve in a jail, prison, or detention facility. Volunteer service also requires the appropriate pastoral formation, ministerial endorsement, and institutional clearance.

Use the button below to provide your contact information, language preference, parish affiliation, and ministry interests.

👇 COMPLETE PPFE FORM / COMPLETAR FORMULARIO PPFE (scroll down)

Please use the same email address for all PPFE and MoodleCloud communications.

Use the button below to download the Pastoral Reference Letter Form, and ask your pastor to complete it.

The completed letter must be sent directly by the pastor or parish to the Office of Detention Ministry, following the instructions provided on the form.

👇 DOWNLOAD PASTORAL REFERENCE LETTER (scroll down)

After your volunteer information form and pastoral reference letter have been received and reviewed, the Office of Detention Ministry will provide instructions for:

• MoodleCloud access;
• PPFE 000 — Orientation and Refresher;
• PPFE 101 — Foundations of Prison Pastoral Care; and
• the required in-person encounter retreat.

MoodleCloud is the online learning platform used to access PPFE presentations, videos, readings, quizzes, and certificates.

To learn more about the complete formation process, visit the FORMATION page.

👇 VIEW THE PPFE FORMATION PATHWAY

• Please do not submit the form more than once unless you need to correct or update your information.
• Registration with the Office of Detention Ministry is separate from the clearance issued by an individual jail, prison, or detention facility.
• Completing PPFE formation does not guarantee institutional clearance.
• Volunteers may serve only after receiving the required ministerial endorsement and institutional authorization.
• The Office of Detention Ministry will contact you with the appropriate next steps after reviewing your information.

Thank you for responding to Christ’s call to accompany people who are deprived of liberty with dignity, mercy, hope, and responsible pastoral care.

Office of Detention Ministry
Archdiocese of Miami