In the biblical narrative, those in prison are often remembered and ministered to by God's people. Jesus teaches that visiting those in prison is a key aspect of loving one's neighbor, as seen in Matthew 25:36. The prophet Isaiah also speaks of bringing freedom to the captives, highlighting God's heart for the oppressed, while the writer of Hebrews encourages believers to remember those in prison as if they were imprisoned themselves. The Psalms, such as Psalms 69:33, express God's concern for the welfare of prisoners, and Ezra 7:26 notes the importance of upholding justice for those in bondage.
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I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.