Muslim Prisoner Litigation

Download or read book Muslim Prisoner Litigation written by SpearIt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 book­­—the first to examine this history in depth—SpearIt 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.