Faith-Based Prison Programs Deliver Results and Prisoners Themselves
"A bunch of cats in prison, they never had anyone show them love?even their mother and father. You get in the program, and everybody shows you love."
(Richmond, Texas)?Writing for the AP, reporter David Crary theorizes on the success of faith-based prison programs, saying that "evidence is strong that violence and trouble-making drop sharply in these programs." He adds that it appears that unlike regular inmates, those that go through the programs feel they are treated with respect and that they have hope.
Crary quotes one prisoner, Anzetta Smith, who served 18 years for attempted murder before graduating from Houston's Carol Vance Unit. Said Smith: "A bunch of cats in prison, they never had anyone show them love?even their mother and father. You get in the program, and everybody shows you love." (Photo: IFI program/DeMossNewsPond.com)
Because of successes at the Vance Unit, Texas officials reportedly opened a dozen faith-based dorms elsewhere in the state, with infractions by inmates at one facility dropping more than 90 percent once they entered the faith-based program.
Although Crary doesn't write from a Christian perspective, it is yet a noteworthy report. It can be read in its entirety by following the link provided.
