Kolbe House brings comfort, help to those in jail: 'I'm a true witness that they do help people'
CHICAGO - For a short time, the maximum security division in Cook County Jail felt like church.
The Rev. Pablo Perez, a Roman Catholic deacon, sat at a metal table bolted to the floor, preaching the gospel to about two dozen inmates.
"When you receive the Lord in your life and in your hearts, he'll change and heal things that no one else could," Perez said.
Dressed in their gray jail scrubs, the detainees hovered around Perez.
They listened to his every word. Most of the men have been accused of heinous crimes, which could likely result in them spending
