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Jailhouse Chaplain

Chaplain Dennis Gibbs says the LA County jail is "a holy place."

Jailhouse Chaplain Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Premiered June 18, 2010
Jailhouse Chaplain

"As chaplains we absorb people's sadness, their brokenness, their depth of spiritual despair," says Dennis Gibbs, an Episcopal chaplain at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. "In many ways we hold for these inmates what they cannot hold for themselves."

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.

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