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  2. Books to Prisoners - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, Mississippi-based prison book group Big House Books sued the Mississippi Department of Corrections over an all-encompassing ban on non-religious books; the lawsuit was dropped after the Department of Corrections agreed to allow Big House Books to continue sending free books to Mississippi prisons. [7]

  3. Religion in United States prisons - Wikipedia

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    Yet in their decision the court reinforced the notion that "should inmate requests for religious accommodations become excessive, impose unjustified burdens on other institutionalized persons, or jeopardize an institution's effective functioning, the facility would be free to resist the imposition." [25]

  4. Kairos Prison Ministry - Wikipedia

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    Kairos Inside is a program that works inside prisons to develop a sense of Christian fellowship. It is active in both men's and women's prisons, and is conducted by volunteers of the same gender. The 3.5-day retreat includes talks, discussions, and chapel meditations. The Kairos Inside program strives to create Christian communities inside prisons.

  5. Can religious programs change prison environments? Pepperdine ...

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    Religion behind bars: Ruth Graham part of Mississippi’s new prison seminary for women Andrew Johnson and Byron Johnson created a short documentary to show how men incarcerated at Parchman can ...

  6. Kentucky Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    In June 2013, Kentucky temporarily ended its decades-long relationship with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) (now CoreCivic), closing Marion Adjustment Center in St. Mary, the last private prison at the time that housed Kentucky inmates. This decision was widely applauded across the state, as the tax dollar savings totaled in the millions.

  7. Jailhouse Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Religion helps them to feel better about themselves and thus improve their self-concept in this way. [7] There are various other reasons inmates may find religion while in prison. Some prisoners may seek to improve their life and the discipline required to practice religion helps them to change and control their actions.

  8. Prison contemplative programs - Wikipedia

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    Some inmates or organizations have used religious freedom provisions as a way to secure programs in prisons. [28] In the United States prisoners are allowed to hold any religious beliefs, but the courts have decided that prisons have some latitude in deciding which religious practices occur. Prisons are allowed to consider inmate safety ...

  9. Officers at Kentucky prison admit to assaulting inmates ... - AOL

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    The two officers pleaded guilty to depriving inmates of their Constitutional right to be free cruel and unusual punishment. Officers at Kentucky prison admit to assaulting inmates, lying about the ...