The Prison ministry was taken up as an important programme in the Lourdes Province from the year 2009 in collaboration with the Prison Ministry of India which is a national voluntary organization working for the Release, Renewal and Rehabilitation of prisoners as well women in moral distress. Several sisters have been deputed to carry out the mission with proper orientation and training. The prison ministry services were extended to Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry with permissions from the concerned authorities. The activities include regular visits to counsel the prisoners, organizing celebrations like Christmas and New Year, conducting games and competitions with prizes to the winners etc. Mahatma Gandhi community college established at the Central Prison, Cuddalore campus in the year 2011 offers different courses to the inmates of the prison. Sisters conduct classes on life skills to the prisoners on every Tuesdays from 9.30 to 11 a.m.
