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Since the early 1960s, incarcerated Muslims have used legal action to establish their rights to religious freedom behind bars and improve the conditions of their incarceration. Inspired by Islamic principles of justice and equality, these efforts have played a critical role in safeguarding the civil rights not only of imprisoned Muslims but of all those confined to carceral settings. In this sweeping bookthe first to examine this history in depthSpearIt writes a missing chapter in the history of Islam in America while illuminating new perspectives on the role of religious expression and experience in the courtroom.

Table of Contents
Contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations

Introduction
1. At the Intersection of Religion and Punishment
2. Islam in American Prisons
3. The Struggle to Be Recognized by Prisons
4. Fighting for Religious Rights
5. Holding Prisons Accountable
6. Muslim Litigiosity
7. Conclusions and Final Thoughts

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Muslim Prisoner Litigation

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 22 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9780520384859
      978-0520384859
      ISBN-10 0520384857
      Also in:
      Law: Human rights and civil liberties

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Since the early 1960s, incarcerated Muslims have used legal action to establish their rights to religious freedom behind bars and improve the conditions of their incarceration. Inspired by Islamic principles of justice and equality, these efforts have played a critical role in safeguarding the civil rights not only of imprisoned Muslims but of all those confined to carceral settings. In this sweeping bookthe first to examine this history in depthSpearIt writes a missing chapter in the history of Islam in America while illuminating new perspectives on the role of religious expression and experience in the courtroom.

      Table of Contents
      Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Abbreviations

      Introduction
      1. At the Intersection of Religion and Punishment
      2. Islam in American Prisons
      3. The Struggle to Be Recognized by Prisons
      4. Fighting for Religious Rights
      5. Holding Prisons Accountable
      6. Muslim Litigiosity
      7. Conclusions and Final Thoughts

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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