"Prison Service: More and more inmates turning to religion".
The following note comes from Vicki Polin, Executive Director of The Awareness Center.
The other day I sent out the article "Prison Service: More and more inmates turning to religion".
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/634497.html
The article "Prison Service: More and more inmates turning to Religion", speaks about how many of those prisoners have 'found' religion in jail--that is, they were NOT religious when they committed the crimes. What the article doesn't mention is how many of those offenders ENTERED the jail already religious and thus came from religious communities where they offended.
What is also very concerning, is what happens to those, now-religious, people when they are released from prison and resume contact with the rest of our society. According to a 1997 study, the recidivism rate for child sex offenders over a 25-year period is 52 percent. This is in both the religious and non-religious world. If these newly religious individuals enter into the observant community, what safety mechanisms are there to protect innocent individuals from becoming the next victim?
The other day I sent out the article "Prison Service: More and more inmates turning to religion".
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/634497.html
The article "Prison Service: More and more inmates turning to Religion", speaks about how many of those prisoners have 'found' religion in jail--that is, they were NOT religious when they committed the crimes. What the article doesn't mention is how many of those offenders ENTERED the jail already religious and thus came from religious communities where they offended.
What is also very concerning, is what happens to those, now-religious, people when they are released from prison and resume contact with the rest of our society. According to a 1997 study, the recidivism rate for child sex offenders over a 25-year period is 52 percent. This is in both the religious and non-religious world. If these newly religious individuals enter into the observant community, what safety mechanisms are there to protect innocent individuals from becoming the next victim?
posted by Jewish Survivors at Friday, October 14, 2005
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