Religious Packets Find a Growing Demand Among Prisons
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MODESTO, Calif. _ The Rev. Bob Carrington, 91, is passionate about his 9-year-old ministry, God's Door Keepers. What started out years ago as a booklet for church teens has been transformed into a tool for explaining the Christian life, using only Bible verses to answer various questions.
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New measures offering some persistent offenders an alternative to prison are  unveiled by Cathy Jamieson.
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Prisons and jails added more than 42,000 inmates last year, the largest increase since 2000.
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CHICAGO -- Interested inmates at Newton Correctional Facility in Iowa receive teaching material that declares: "Criminal behavior is a manifestation of an alienation between the self and God. Acceptance of God and Biblical principles results in cure through the power of the Holy Spirit. Transformation happens through an instantaneous miracle; it then builds the prisoner up with familiarity of the Bible."...
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A prison inspection discovers "startling" levels of inmates crowded into  Aberdeen prison.
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Religious organizations in Pakistan are  using the Internet to help Muslims in Western countries buy and  sacrifice animals for an annual festival.
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In the US the two religious groups, historically at odds, find new opportunities for dialogue and understanding.
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New data suggests that the prisoners affected by recent changes to drug sentencing laws are very different from the general prison population.
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One of America's most notorious  prisons, Sing Sing, could do more than lock up dangerous  criminals, local officials say.
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The work of a professor at the University of Alabama Law School has prompted some other scholars to scour religious texts to explore the moral basis of tax and spending policies.
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Fresh predictions for the prison population suggest government building plans may not provide enough cells.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised Britain's "obsession" with prisons, as inmate numbers rise.
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Inmates are reaching the end of their sentences but cannot be freed because they haven't attended treatment programmes.
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The jails of this crowded, sweltering city are getting crowded, and not with your typical prisoners.
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Suicide attempts are common at prisons operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where inmates step over one another in overcrowded jails
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From car parts makers to fast food chains, corporations across the country are using chaplains to serve religiously diverse workplaces.
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A Muslim inmate says prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Court is considering his case Monday.