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Constitutional Law

Sep. 29, 2001

12-Step Plan Violates the Constitution, Inmate Says

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court has ordered state prison officials to defend their practice of requiring inmates to participate in 12-step substance abuse programs with spiritual content.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court has ordered state prison officials to defend their practice of requiring inmates to participate in 12-step substance abuse programs with spiritual content.
        At issue is separation of church and state and w...

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