U.S. Prison Seminaries: Structural Charity, Religious Establishment, and Neoliberal Corrections

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...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hallett, Michael A. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Duwe, Grant ; Jang, Sung Joon ; Hays, Joshua ; Johnson, Bryon
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: The prison journal
Jahr: 2019, Band: 99, Heft: 2, Seiten: 150-171
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Establishment Clause
Prison seminaries
Religion in prison
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/0032885519825490