Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
This essay is the keynote lecture from the Muslims in the United States and Beyond symposium at Whittier Law School. The work reflects on the state of research into Islam in prison, including the religion's historic role in supporting inmate rehabilitation and providing a means for coping with life as a prisoner and on the outside.
Recommended Citation
SpearIt,
Religion as Rehabilitation? Reflections on Islam in the Correctional Setting,
34
Whittier Law Review
29
(2012).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.pitt.edu/fac_articles/500
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