An online service is helping prison chaplains place Bibles and Christian study materials in the hands of incarcerated men and women, a program its sponsor says can help prisoners return to society as a “contributing member of society.”
. The organization was founded by the late Chuck Colson, a former Nixon aide who served time in prison for crimes related to the Watergate scandal 50 years ago.
Inmates can request a “Life Recovery Bible,” from evangelical publisher Tyndale, which “has basically the 12 steps built into it,” he said, referring to the program used by Alcoholics Anonymous and other abuse recovery groups.
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