Scientology front: Criminon

 
431 N. Brand Blvd #309
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 546 1921

Founded: 2000

Scientology PR: “The Criminon program operates in more than 2,100 penal institutions across some 38 nations. Staffed largely by volunteers, Criminon also trains the personnel of correctional institutions for delivery of on-site rehabilitation programs. Criminon services further extend to police departments, juvenile facilities and crime prevention programs—the full equation for a world without crime.”

Criminon is run by Freedom Medal winner Greg Capazorio, who is married to Cass Mapother, Tom Cruise’s sister…

 

 
LINKS:

May 14, 2014: Criminon – “We Get No Funding From The Church”

April 8, 2010: Scientology ‘has branch in every English prison’

November 9, 2001: Captive Audience? Criminon’s push into the District’s corrections system has critics wondering about its roots in Scientology.

 
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