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| Daniels, Neville Counsel Louisiana Inmates |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/10/2002 |
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Musicians Charlie Daniels and Aaron Neville spent Easter Sunday counseling inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The singers participated in Operation Starting Line, a coalition of more than 20 faith-based organizations that tries to help inmates turn their lives around through religion. 'Almost 90 percent of our inmates are serving life sentences and so religion and focusing on bettering yourself and saving yourself is important,' said prison spokeswoman Cathy Fontenot. Operation Starting Line was founded by Chuck Colson, who served seven months in prison for Watergate-related crimes. Colson, who was at the prison Sunday, has spent Easter in prisons across the country for 25 years, talking with inmates about finding God. Colson toured death row Sunday, while others ministered to inmates elsewhere in the penitentiary, Fontenot said. 'Everybody got some religion,' she said. More than 2,200 inmates from the state penitentiary and other prisons and 500 members of the public attended the event, which included performances by Daniels and Neville. 'Aaron (Neville) sang 'Angola Bound' of course, the song he's most famous for around here,' Fontenot said. Neville's other hits include 'Everybody Plays the Fool' and 'Tell It Like It Is.' Daniels is perhaps best known for the song 'Devil Went Down to Georgia.' |
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