Muslim Prisoner Litigation (eBook)

An Unsung American Tradition

SpearIt (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
208 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-38486-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Verfassungsrecht
• Schlagworte: Bureau of Prisons • Carceral Studies • Case Law • equal protection • First Amendment • Fourteenth Amendment • Litigation • lives of Muslim American prisoners • Malcom X • Prisoner rights • prison law jurisprudence • Quran • Religious Freedom • Religious Rights
• ISBN-10: 0-520-38486-5 / 0520384865
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-38486-6 / 9780520384866