Muslim Prisoner Litigation

An Unsung American Tradition
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-520-38484-2
Verlag: UCAL POD

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 481 g

Reihe: University of California Press

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

SpearIt

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

SpearIt is Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and author of American Prisons: A Critical Primer on Culture and Conversion to Islam.