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| Court rules against faith-based program |
| By Radio Iowa |
| Published: 12/04/2007 |
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WASHINGTON, DC - A federal appeals court Monday ruled that the state of Iowa can not spend taxpayer money on a faith-based prison treatment program. However, the appeals court rejected an order that the program return money to the Iowa Department of Corrections. Just over 100 inmates at the prison in Newton take part in the program called the InnerChange Freedom Initiative. The program is run by Virginia-based Prison Fellowship, with expenses covered by donations. Up until last year, the state of Iowa funded a portion of the program. In it's decision, the appeals court rejected a lower-court order requiring Prison Fellowship to repay nearly $1.7 million to Iowa. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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