Inmates Earn Religious Degrees Thanks to Faith-Based Initiative

December 12, 2004

Source: The Washington Times

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041211-114119-9201r.htm

On December 12, 2004 The Washington Times reported, "Anthony Murphy is one of 53 inmates at the state prison in Bullock County who received a diploma or degree from the faith-based curriculum available at the south Alabama lockup. He earned his master's in Christian education, while fellow scholar Roy McCaig, serving a 15-year sentence for rape, earned his doctorate in biblical studies... The multi-degree program offered at the prison is organized by Correctional Chaplain Stephen Walker, who arranges faith-based studies offered by Southern seminaries for inmates seeking his services. The degrees are valid, he said, though they are not always from accredited institutions."