Church embezzler gets 44 months in prison
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (ABP) – A 70-year-old widow who stole $1.5 million as financial secretary of a Baptist church was sentenced Sept. 1 to 44 months in prison.
First class of Cuban prison chaplains graduates
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (ABP) – A total of 87 pastors and lay leaders made up the first graduating class of prison chaplains in Cuba June 16. Co-sponsored by the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Cuba and the Ecumenical Seminary in Matanzas, the graduation took place at
Former pastor gets eight months prison time
ST. LOUIS — A former Missouri Baptist pastor will spend eight months in prison after conviction and sentencing on charges of defrauding church members.
Religious groups push action on prison rape
Religious leaders and civil rights advocates have signed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, pressing the Department of Justice to implement national standards to help prevent an estimated 60,000 cases of prison rape each year.
Man accused of kidnapping grandchildren avoids prison
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Groups oppose rules limiting books in prison chapels
WASHINGTON — The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is among several religious and civil-liberties groups objecting to proposed rules giving federal prisons more leeway to ban religious books that officials believe could incite violence or criminal behavior.