The Kairos Prison Ministry is an international organisation conducting three day movement programs for people serving in prisons and more recently as Kairos Outside for those directly affected by the imprisonment of another. Kairos Torch is the program for juvenile offenders.
It originated in 1976 under the name of "Cursillo in Prison", first offered in Raiford, Florida. It was renamed to "Kairos" in 1979, after the Kairos retreat targeted to students. Attendees of all faiths are welcome. The Kairos program currently operates in more than 350 prisons worldwide, in the USA, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru and Canada. More than 170,000 inmates have attended the program. The Kairos Outside program currently operates in the USA, Canada, England, Australia and South Africa.
In Alaska, there is a Kairos prison ministry in the Wildwood Correction Center on the Kenai Peninsula.
In Juneau, there is an ACTS ministry in the Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
