Desert Waters Correctional Outreach

Corrections officers (COs) serve society by keeping incarcerated offenders securely in prison and by aiding in offender rehabilitation.
Yet corrections professionals are probably the least appreciated branch of criminal justice.

As overtaxed administrators deal with shrinking budgets and increasingly violent offenders, courageous COs operate, usually understaffed, in chronically hostile and dangerous environments. Not infrequently, COs witness or endure serious assaults, even death. Such hardships can undermine the fulfillment of basic human needs, such as the need for connection or trust, taking a heavy toll on staff and, indirectly, on their loved ones.

We at Desert Waters desire to come alongside corrections professionals and their significant others and offer them encouragement and coping tools. Effective coping-skills trainings can equip staff to handle taxing situations at work and at home. And one-on-one support can comfort them in times of distress and help them problem-solve in a crisis.

Our ultimate goal is to impact the prison and jail culture in ways that help promote the physical, psychological and spiritual well-being of those who work behind the walls.