Utah 'Faith Based Rehab' Church Program = Slavery/ Free labor

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Utah Church Accused Of Forced Labor

POSTED: 9:55 am EST February 3, 2006

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SALT LAKE CITY -- A rehabilitation program at a church is facing allegations it forced people to work as telemarketers for 28 cents an hour under the threat they could go back to jail.

The state Department of Human Services, which investigated the program, notified the House of Refuge on Thursday that it had 10 days to explain itself before its license would be revoked and the program shut down.

The men were sent to the program by judges or state agencies for substance abuse rehabilitation. A department report said they were paid about 28 cents an hour, but even those wages were withheld and donated to the church.

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1. Who were they calling for?

That would be interesting to know.

Were they doing those GOP round up the vote calls? Selling something? Telemarketing salvation? Bill collecting?

I'd like to know who the client was. Is there more? A link?

More fun with privatization/faith-based fascism.

[Momgonepostal]

2. Here's a link

It looks like the church in question was Central Christ Church.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060203/ap_on_re_us/rehab_forced_labor_1