The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Court Denies State Aid to Christian Charity's Prison Program

By Ian Wilhelm

In a legal decision that may hinder the use of federal dollars to support religious charities, a federal judge in Iowa said that a Christian nonprofit group's efforts to rehabilitate prisoners violates the Constitution.

U.S. District Judge Robert W. Pratt said the charity program — run by the InnerChange...

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