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A 3 page essay on the constitutionality of faith-based prison programs, in which the writer argues that they are unconstitutional. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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became a devoted proponent of faith-based prison programs while he was the governor of Texas. These programs are the "brainchild of Church Colson, the Watergate convict-cum -evangelical Christian and founder
of Prison Fellowship Ministries" (Jablecki, 2005, p. 11). A question that is now before the courts is whether or not these faith-based prison programs are constitutional, and, specifically, if these
programs violate the First Amendments Establishment Clause. Americans United for Separation of Church and State definitely feel that these programs do violate this clause and that the programs are
unconstitutional. In 2003, Americans United (AU) brought suit against the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC) for violating this constitutionally mandated division between church and state (Federal Court clears, 2005). In
his ruling on the State of Iowas motion to dismiss, Judge Robert W. Pratt commented that AU produced "voluminous documentation in arguing the InnerChange program is so infused with religion
that it is impossible to separate its sectarian from nonsectarian functioning" (Federal Court clears, 2005, p. 20). Jeb Bush, brother to the president and governor of Florida in 2004,
in answer to accusations that faith-based programs violate the division between church and state, has defended Florida programs, asserting that they only receive private funds and, also, that the programs
offer "equitable access to 31 faiths, including Baptist, Jewish, Native American and Rastafarian" (Padgett, 2004, p. 50). Nevertheless, the public record shows that these programs, in other states such as
Iowa, are directly supported by state revenue that is distributed either directly or indirectly to "sectarian religious organizations for the ostensible goals of rehabilitation and reduction of recidivism" (Jablecki, 2005,
p. 11). The AU lawsuit indicates that, as of 2005, the InnerChange program operating in Iowa has received direct payments of $1,111,553.50 and that this contract is ongoing (Federal
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