The problem of evil/suffering when it comes to children

[God of Mr. Hanky]

Considering prisons are stuffed full of faithers, no it doesn't seem to act as a brake. Or, at least only for a minority of them. For every one that claims they would rape and murder if not for gawd, there's one that kills in it's name.

I'm sure that most prisoners are brainwashed into religion after they are incarcerated than before they went to prison.  The problem is that it doesn't always stick since so many end up in prison again.

The criminal mind is much too hard to be brainwashed - maybe a few lost "fish" will be easy prey behind bars, but the really bad guys "get religion" in droves because they know how to make a con job work for them with the parole board.