Religious conversions in prison #prison #religion #conversion | Jesse Crosson - Second Chancer

“When I came to prison, I didn't have my humanity…But after entering prison, I’ve recovered my humanity”: Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world U.S. prisons, with reports estimating tens of thousands of incarcerated people, mostly men, convert each year. Lisa Ling met with some men who converted in prison and Rami Nsour, the founding director of the Tayba Foundation — the first organization in the U.S. to offer a long-distance learning program in Islamic education to prisoners. | CB