2011年3月3日 星期四

A Minnesota women's prison chaplain

A Minnesota women's prison chaplain


A Minnesota women's prison chaplain who was fired after she criticized a controversial Christian program for inmates will receive a settlement from the state.

In a politically charged case that touched on the role of state-approved evangelism, Kristine Holmgren sued the Department of Corrections after she was fired in 2006 as the chaplain for the women's prison in Shakopee.

On Monday, attorneys for the state agreed to pay her $227,500 in exchange for her dropping all future claims,Our uhrenwatchesstore look, work and feel exactly like the originals, Holmgren and her attorney said.

But that hasn't quieted Holmgren's criticism of the program, which is scheduled for a review by state officials this year.

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The Corrections Department declined to comment on the settlement, noting that it has yet to be finalized. The head of the faith-based program defended it as effective, legal and fair.

At issue is a program called InnerChange Freedom Initiative, which operates in five states and seeks to prepare inmates for discharge and help them adjust to life after prison "based on the teachings of Jesus," according to Norman Cox, the national president.etareplicawatchesshop On the move, the world's largest finished products, It operates at both Shakopee and at the men's prison at Lino Lakes.

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