Prison time

The first thing I thought of when I read this story about programs in prisons that encourage criminals to convert to Christianity was that no government money should be spent on this. Taxpayer dollars going to conversions? Come on. Where are the programs for Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans? Spending taxpayer money on something like this is a clear violation of the separation of church and state.

But then I was just perplexed. I am a heathen and I have never gotten so much as a speeding ticket. Are there actually people out there who commit crimes until Jesus tells them not to? Do people actually work this way?