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Seeing the (inevitable) light on faith-based prisons and re-entry programs

By Douglas A. Berman

I have long been intrigued by ? and an agnostic supporter of ? faith-based prison and re-entry programs, largely because these programs emphasize the rehabilitative needs and potential of criminal offenders when politicians only want to posture about being the toughest on criminals.  Consequently, I found heartening and telling this op-ed in today's New York Times, headlined "The Faith to Outlast Politics."  Here are a few excerpts:In his State of the Union address Monday evening, President Bush asked Congress to permanently extend the federal laws permitting religious nonprofit organizations to compete for federal grants.  Seven years ago this week, Mr. Bush started his faith-based initiative. He promised to build on these ?charitable choice? laws, which were begat by bipartisan compromises between President Bill Clinton and Senator John Ashcroft...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 29, 2008 (boomark / email).