huh?

where is the separation of church and state? i would NOT hold back religion from prisoners, but i WOULD NOT spend state, federal or local money on a TOTAL faith-based prison. isn't that AGAINST THE LAW? am i missing something (as usual)?

Gov. Bush opens largest faith-based prison
He hopes it cuts return to crime

Mark Hollis
Tallahassee BureauNovember 24, 2005
CRAWFORDVILLE · Just beyond the razor-wire front gates of Wakulla Correctional Institution, a dozen inmates stood outside a chapel Wednesday morning, playing electric guitars and singing aloud about how they would "rather have Jesus than silver and gold."Minutes later, Gov. Jeb Bush arrived to dedicate what's being called the nation's largest faith- and character-based prison.With a large contingent of reporters and state officials watching, Bush told several dozen of the prison's 1,600 inmates that the spiritual training it offers may be the secret to keeping them from returning to prison.Besides regular prayer sessions, Wakulla is offering religious studies, choir practice, "life skills" and anger-management lessons and other spiritual activities seven days a week.Wakulla is an all-male prison in a barren spot 20 minutes south of Tallahassee. But it's about to gain national fame as it becomes the third and biggest state prison in Florida to convert entirely to the voluntary faith-based program -- a unique inmate training that the state first began to offer two years ago in anticipation of a lawsuit forcing the issue.Altogether, more than 3,000 inmates are participating statewide, including almost 300 women at a Tampa-area prison.Bush, a devout Catholic who has defiantly rejected civil libertarians' criticism of the state's faith-based programs, told the inmates how daily prayer has improved his life. He said he shares their belief in the power of faith."My expectation is that you'll be better behaved here, but also better prepared when you get out of here to live a productive life," Bush said.........