UPDATE: Victory! After a five-month review process, not to mention hundreds of emails from Change.org members, the Michigan Department of Corrections announced that they would not allow ex-gay ministry organization Corduroy Stone to have access to Michigan prisoners any longer. This is great news, and means that prisoners in Michigan will no longer receive propaganda from conversion therapy groups like Corduroy Stone. For more information on this victory, see this post on Change.org.

An "ex-gay ministry" based in Lansing, Michigan -- Corduroy Stone -- currently holds a volunteer affiliation with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Ex-gay ministries have been roundly condemned by psychological and mental health experts, with medical professionals loudly and clearly debunking the tactics that such programs use to "treat" their clients.

But Corduroy Stone takes the controversy surrounding ex-gay ministries to an even deeper level. Their director has been accused of asking clients graphic sexual details, engaging clients in "cuddle" therapy, and requiring clients to disclose what type of underwear they purchase. And that not only crosses the line when it comes to the definition of therapy, it crosses the line over what types of programs should be allowed inside America's prisons.

Send the Michigan Department of Corrections a message that ex-gay therapy programs like Corduroy Stone do not belong inside state prisons. They are harmful to prisoners, and harmful to public health.