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Jailhouse Conversions [Video]

| 5/1/2009
Fact: Prisoners at faith- and character-based correctional facilities are less likely to return to prison than other inmates.

Prison "is a very good time for God to get your attention -- when he's got all your attention," says Allison DeFoor, who ministers to inmates at Wakulla Correctional Institution in Crawfordville.

Below, watch a video report on why such institutions work.


[Video: Jeffrey Camp | Story: Cynthia Barnett | Editing: Matt Nelson]

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