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Irreligious prison population (view source)
Revision as of 04:17, February 21, 2017
, 04:17, February 21, 2017→FiveThirtyEight on atheists in prison statistics
'''4.''' Maybe it’s conversion. Ross explained that prisons collect information on religious affiliation from inmates as part of the intake screening process. That information gets stored as part of their case management. But, he added, “anywhere along the way, inmates can have their information changed to reflect a change in their religious status. Anyone can find god or lose god while in prison.”<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/ Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?]</ref>}}
'''4.''' Maybe it’s conversion. Ross explained that prisons collect information on religious affiliation from inmates as part of the intake screening process. That information gets stored as part of their case management. But, he added, “anywhere along the way, inmates can have their information changed to reflect a change in their religious status. Anyone can find god or lose god while in prison.”<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/ Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?]</ref>}}
There are many churches/ministries that do outreach to prison inmates in the United States.
[[Jesus Christ]] told his disciples a [[parable]] about visiting people who are incarcerated which states:
{{Cquote|I was in prison, and you came to Me...
Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord,.. When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ - Matthew 25: 36, 37, 39-40 (NASB)<ref>Matthew 25: 36, 37, 39-40 (New American Standard Bible translation)</ref>}}
Chalabi also wrote: "Conversely, prisoners are far less likely to be [[Protestantism|Protestant]] than the rest of the country."<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/ Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?]</ref> See also: [[Protestant cultural legacies]]
Chalabi also wrote: "Conversely, prisoners are far less likely to be [[Protestantism|Protestant]] than the rest of the country."<ref>[https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/are-prisoners-less-likely-to-be-atheists/ Are Prisoners Less Likely To Be Atheists?]</ref> See also: [[Protestant cultural legacies]]