National Prison Tablet Program Reaching Incarcerated Veterans and Learners

Chaplain Otto Ministries is expanding prison rehabilitation nationwide through Behind the Wire: Anger, Faith & Veterans, a digital learning program delivered on Edovo, a secure tablet platform used in correctional facilities across the United States.

After years of in-person prison ministry teaching nationally certified anger management classes, we launched our first digital course to scale this work beyond a single prison at a time.

Today, our program is already active in 44 states and 516 correctional facilities, reaching incarcerated learners directly through their state-issued tablets. Through this platform, incarcerated men and women can reflect on faith, learn anger management tools, reconnect with purpose, and identify veteran support resources.

Even with no formal promotion, the engagement has been significant:

• 1,236 incarcerated learners engaged
• 139 incarcerated veterans identified
• 109 faith decisions recorded
• 791 prayer requests submitted directly from prison cells

Every response comes from completely voluntary participation, showing that incarcerated individuals are actively seeking tools for change.

But this launch is only the beginning.

The current course was intentionally designed as a listening and research phase, allowing us to gather real engagement data from incarcerated learners across the country.

That data is now being used to build our next major initiative:

A nationally certified anger management course designed specifically for incarcerated learners, with the potential to serve over 100,000 participants.

Programs like this help individuals understand emotional triggers, take responsibility for their actions, and develop practical tools for conflict resolution and self-control.

Why This Project Matters

Traditional prison programs are limited by staff, security restrictions, and physical space. Most incarcerated individuals never gain access to consistent rehabilitation programs.

Digital education platforms like Edovo change that.

Through tablet-based learning, structured programs can reach hundreds of thousands of incarcerated learners simultaneously, providing tools that support rehabilitation, accountability, and personal transformation.

Chaplain Otto Ministries is using this technology to bring faith-centered mentorship and nationally certified anger management training to people who may never otherwise encounter these resources.

2026 Project Goal – $150,000

Our goal for 2026 is to raise $150,000 to sustain and expand this national prison education program.

Funding supports:

Digital Program Expansion
• $750 per course upload to Edovo
• $5,000 annual analytics and program data access
• hosting and platform distribution

Content Production
• recording and editing new educational courses
• studio production space ($250/month)

Ministry Operations
• two full-time staff to develop and manage national programming
• website operations and digital infrastructure
• financial management and administrative systems

Technology
• tools used to develop course curriculum and analyze engagement data

These resources allow Chaplain Otto Ministries to maintain and expand programming that can ultimately reach up to one million incarcerated learners nationwide.

The Opportunity

This project represents a turning point.

With the right support, Chaplain Otto Ministries can move from reaching thousands of incarcerated learners to serving hundreds of thousands every year through structured digital rehabilitation programs.

By supporting this project, you help bring:

• anger management education
• faith-based mentorship
• veteran recognition and support
• personal reflection tools

directly into prison cells across the United States.

Because transformation is possible.

And at Chaplain Otto Ministries,

No one is forgotten — not even behind the wire.