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CriminonCriminon is a Scientology front group that recruits prisoners into Scientology courses. What Is Scientology? devotes 6 pages to Criminon, noting that it was spawned by Narconon (even calling it a "branch of Narconon"). The book claims that Criminon was in use in 750 prisons in the late 1990s. Second Chance - Criminon RenamedRecently, Criminon has turned up under a new name - Second Chance. There is extensive evidence linking Second Chance and Criminon<. Second Chance has gotten federal funds for use in New Mexico prisons. Second Chance has gotten government funds in Buffalo, NY. Former members of Scientology's Buffalo organization have documented the ties between Scientology and its Criminon alter ego, Second Chance<, showing that Erie County had given half a million dollars to Second Chance for its unproven and deceptive Scientology-based program. Links |