All-Christian Private Prison Planned For Oklahoma

The Tulsa (OK) World reported Monday on plans by a non-profit prisons ministry, Corrections Concepts Inc., to build a private all-Christian prison in Wakita, Oklahoma. The 600-bed facility will be for men near the end of their sentences who volunteer to be housed there and agree to participate in its program. Unlike faith-based or Christian units in state prisons, this one plans to employ only Christians as administrators and staff. Oklahoma or other states will pay $42.80 per day for inmates to be housed in the facility. Inmates will be required to participate in Christ-centered literacy and life-skills classes, though attendance at religious services and Bible study will be voluntary. Bill Robinson, founder of the Dallas-based Corrections Concepts, says he has legal opinions indicating that as a religious organization the ministry can limit hiring to Christians. Robinson says the born-again staff will see this as a mission. [Thanks to Blog from the Capital for the lead.]