State funding of faith-based prison rehab program ruling [8th Circuit]

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State funding of faith-based prison rehab program ruling [8th Circuit]

December 3, 2007 10:20:00 pm

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State et al. v. Prison Fellowship Ministries Inc. et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, December 3, 2007 [ruling that using taxpayer money to fund a faith-based treatment program in a state jail is unconstitutional]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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