Corrections Director Dora Schriro doesnt really care about seperating religion and state - she said that incorporating religion into prison life is part of the department's "parallel universe" approach of fostering inmate involvement in activities that mirror life outside prison. Original Article Bishop to deliver Christmas Mass at prison Associated Press Dec. 23, 2005 12:10 PM The bishop for the Roman Catholic Church's Phoenix Diocese will celebrate Christmas Mass at a state prison. The Department of Corrections says the Reverend Thomas J. Olmstead will deliver Mass at the Santa Cruz Unit of the Perryvile prison complex in Buckeye west of Phoenix to invited inmates and assigned staff. Olmstead said in a statement released by the department that he wants to be with inmates at a difficult time and to show the inmates that God loves them. Corrections Director Dora Schriro said that incorporating religion into prison life is part of the department's "parallel universe" approach of fostering inmate involvement in activities that mirror life outside prison. Schriro said she feels the presence of religion encourages inmates as well as promotes a redemptive and productive lifestyle. Chaplain Maria Powers of the Buckeye prison complex said that attendance at the Mass is considered an enormous privilege for both inmates and staff and that those who've been invited have told her they're excited about it.