Tag: faith-based prisons
Posted on Mon Dec 03, 2007 at 07:48:41 PM EST
Tags: faith-based prisons (all tags)
Via Crooks and Liars, the 8th Circuit has struck down public funding for faith-based prisons.
The opinion is here (pdf.)
In the present case, plaintiffs demonstrated (and defendants do not seriously contest) that the InnerChange program resulted in inmate enrollment in a program dominated by Bible study, Christian classes, religious revivals, and church services.
The DOC also provided less tangible aid to the InnerChange program. Participants were housed in living quarters that had, in previous years, been used as an “honor unit,” and which afforded residents greater privacy than the typical cell. Among other benefits, participants were allowed more visits from family members and had greater
access to computers.
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