RT Article
T1 U.S. Prison Seminaries: Structural Charity, Religious Establishment, and Neoliberal Corrections
JF The prison journal
VO 99
IS 2
SP 150
OP 171
A1 Hallett, Michael A. 1965-
A2 Duwe, Grant 1971-
A2 Jang, Sung Joon
A2 Hays, Joshua
A2 Johnson, Bryon
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1743008694
AB Using archival and site-based research, this article explores operational practices at six U.S. prison seminary programs regarding concepts of religious establishment. Further highlighted is a shift toward faith-based volunteerism as a “structural charity” in correctional budgeting. While religious programs offer powerfully transformative access to social capital for many inmates, the recent insertion of Christian “seminaries” into U.S. prisons arguably fosters religious establishment in four key areas: a lack of state neutrality toward religion, excessive state entanglement with religious service providers, inadequate solicitation of alternative programming, and a de facto measure of coercion in delivery of services.
K1 Establishment Clause
K1 Prison seminaries
K1 Religion in prison
DO 10.1177/0032885519825490