A new round of prison privatization laws has led to the cutting of funding for faith-based rehabilitation programs that don’t conform to state-approved Christian doctrine.
Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and interfaith prison ministries are being restricted from offering counseling or ceremonies unless they use state-approved materials.
“I’ve been offering Buddhist meditation sessions to inmates for 12 years,” says volunteer teacher Alex Lin. “Now I’m told I have to leave unless I use a state-issued curriculum.”
This not only undermines rehabilitation, but also violates inmates’ religious rights.
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