Ohio Warden earns acclaim, but religious plans are rapped

MARION, Ohio (AP) -- A warden credited with halting rampant violence and improving job training at Marion Correctional Institution is facing some criticism over religious programs.
Warden Christine Money has drawn national attention for enhancing various programs that give inmates greater freedom to exercise their religious beliefs.
The prison's Horizon interfaith dormitory -- where 48 Christians, Jews and Muslims live in units of six -- will be honored by the American Correctional Association Tuesday.
Rally planned
That same day, Promise Keepers, the evangelical Christian men's ministry, plans to visit for its first rally behind bars.
More than half the prison population of 1,650 is expected to participate.
Promise Keepers and private donors are paying for the rally. But Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the American Jewish Congress have urged the state prisons director to bar the Promise Keepers event.
However, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio said religion behind bars is no problem so long as all faiths are given equal opportunity.