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Muslims in US Prisons : People, Policy, Practice / Nawal Ammar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (255 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781626375505
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 365/.60882970973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV8865 .M87 2015eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Exploring Islam in US Prisons -- Part 1 Context -- 2 Muslim History and Demographics, in and out of Prison -- 3 Islamic Perspectives on Crime, Punishment, and Prison -- 4 Challenges in Research -- Part 2 Living and Spreading Islam in Prison -- 5 Religious Rights, Religious Discrimination -- 6 Conversion: Motives, Patterns, and Practices -- 7 Imams in Prisons: Balancing Faith and Religious Politics -- Part 3 After September 11 -- 8 Detention Immediately After September 11 -- 9 Prison Islam in the Age of Sacred Terror -- 10 “Prislam” Myths and Realities -- 11 Policy Responses, Personal Implications -- 12 Muslims in US Security Prisons -- Part 4 Conclusion -- 13 Building Better Understandings of Religion, Corrections, and Society -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: How realistic are media portrayals of radical, "homegrown" Islamic terrorists filling US prisons? With prisons a fertile recruiting ground for Islam, what impact does the religion have on life behind bars? Muslims in US Prisons systematically explores the cultural, legal, political, and religious issues shaping the Muslim prison experience. The authors probe the topic from the perspectives of both prisoners and the criminal justice system. In the process, they illuminate larger issues of race and imprisonment, inmate culture, and rehabilitation. The result is a revealing look at an often sensationalized but understudied population.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Exploring Islam in US Prisons -- Part 1 Context -- 2 Muslim History and Demographics, in and out of Prison -- 3 Islamic Perspectives on Crime, Punishment, and Prison -- 4 Challenges in Research -- Part 2 Living and Spreading Islam in Prison -- 5 Religious Rights, Religious Discrimination -- 6 Conversion: Motives, Patterns, and Practices -- 7 Imams in Prisons: Balancing Faith and Religious Politics -- Part 3 After September 11 -- 8 Detention Immediately After September 11 -- 9 Prison Islam in the Age of Sacred Terror -- 10 “Prislam” Myths and Realities -- 11 Policy Responses, Personal Implications -- 12 Muslims in US Security Prisons -- Part 4 Conclusion -- 13 Building Better Understandings of Religion, Corrections, and Society -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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How realistic are media portrayals of radical, "homegrown" Islamic terrorists filling US prisons? With prisons a fertile recruiting ground for Islam, what impact does the religion have on life behind bars? Muslims in US Prisons systematically explores the cultural, legal, political, and religious issues shaping the Muslim prison experience. The authors probe the topic from the perspectives of both prisoners and the criminal justice system. In the process, they illuminate larger issues of race and imprisonment, inmate culture, and rehabilitation. The result is a revealing look at an often sensationalized but understudied population.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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