Challenge to a Religiously Based Vocational Training Program

A federal lawsuit filed today by two civil liberties groups challenges taxpayer-funded religious instruction and job discrimination in a vocational training program for inmates in Bradford County, Pa. Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania say federal funding of the Firm Foundation program at the Bradford County Correctional Facility violates the Constitution by funneling public money to a program that proselytizes and hires only Christians. Over 90 percent of the budget for the program comes from federal, state and local funds. For more information.
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