Program for prisoners draws fire over Scientology
Friday, January 19, 2007
By Lauren Etter
The Wall Street Journal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Last November, in a cedar sauna cranked up to 160 degrees, a crowd of sweaty men read books and chatted amid mariachi music. They emerged to nibble from a tray of raw vegetables or take shots of olive oil.

This is not a spa. This is Second Chance, one of the country's most unusual alternatives to the nation's prison systems. Founded by a Scientologist and former real-estate developer -- and funded partly by federal tax dollars -- Second Chance is a treatment program for nonviolent prisoners with substance-abuse problems.

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I sent this article to my guy. He went through a super intensive alcohol and substance abuse program and we got a big laugh out of saying why did he have to waste all that time in classes, group meetings, etc. when he could have just been sweating the toxins out of his system. Anything is worth a try I guess but I don't hold much faith in this program having lasting results.

i think scientology is whacked, but then, so are the feds