What is the Criminon program?
Criminon, meaning "no crime," is a volunteer criminal rehabilitation program which utilizes technologies developed by L. Ron Hubbard to help convicts recover pride and self-esteem.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Criminon grew out of the Narconon prison programs. By the 1980s, with increased drug usage in all sectors of society, the Narconon program shifted its emphasis to community-based activities. At that point, Criminon expanded into correctional facilities.
Criminon provides inmates with the knowledge and skills to change their lives and become productive members of society.
- Criminon currently operates in more than 200 prisons and penal institutions, primarily in the United States.
- In 1990, a Criminon juvenile court pilot program in Butler County, Alabama found that among offenders who were exposed to the program, recidivism dropped to 2 percent, compared with 80% recidivism for those who were not involved in the program.
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