South Carolina opening faith based prison dorm

[NewEngland4Obama]

McCORMICK -- Some South Carolina inmates are taking part in a program officials hope will breed peace at one of the state's maximum-security prisons.

Officials said Thursday that 110 inmates this week began living in a faith-based dorm at McCormick Correctional Institution.

Inmates in the program take classes and participate in a variety of activities that focus on personal responsibility, anger resolution, addiction treatment and parenting.

Corrections officials provide inmates with security and basic needs, but volunteers staff the classes and programs.

Corrections Director Jon Ozmint says the model has worked in other places and benefits both prisoners and staff. Officials say they'll expand the program if it's successful.


http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20100121/NEWS/1210343/S.C.-prison-opens-faith-based-dorm

[ddeclue]

1. OK.. let's see what happens when some inmates want a Muslim dorm..

I bet it don't apply for them..

:popcorn:

[spanone]

2. satanist dorm

[rd_kent]

3. Because those that have faith NEVER commit crime,right?

[Bluebear]

5. Their sentences can be shortened once they "find Jesus"

[rd_kent]

7. And that should disturb us all......

[Bluebear]

4. Ah I thought prisons were state-run. Separation of church and state and all that

[NewEngland4Obama]

6. This is the Bible Belt. Rules don't apply...

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. How is this not unconstitutional?

A state forcing a particular faith on inmates?