Knox says prison chaplains hold outsized influence over vulnerable inmates

What was said

"one reason why people get indoctrinated towards religion in in prison a lot of the time is because they are at that like really deep dark place and they are very susceptible to influence and the people who have like unlimited influence in prisons are religious figures. Other people have to go, you know, turn themselves inside out to try to like get access and religious people do not."

Knox argues that prisons can function as a “captive audience” for religious indoctrination because inmates are often desperate for meaning and support, while religious figures have easier access than other outside groups. She presents this as an institutional dynamic rather than a criticism of individual believers.