Islam in American prisons : black Muslims' challenge to American penology /

Islam in American prisons : black Muslims' challenge to American penology /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kusha, Hamid R.
Imprint:	Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.
Description:	x, 218 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Law, justice, and power
Subject:	Prisons -- United States -- History. Islam -- United States. Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States. Criminal justice, Administration of. Islam. Prisons. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7728254

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ISBN:	1840147229 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0754688658 (ebk.) 9781840147223 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780754688655 (ebk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Judeo-Christian foundations of American penology
American penal philosophy: an overview
Black incarceration: an historical analysis, 1960-2007
Adverse impacts of incarceration
Islam in American prisons
Islam's challenge to American penology
Conclusions
Index