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In addition to immigration, the state, federal and local prisons of the United States may be a contributor to the growth of Islam in the United States. J. Michael Waller claims that Muslim inmates comprise 17-20% of the prison population in New York, or roughly 350,000 inmates in 2003. He also claims that 80% of the prisoners who "find faith" while in prison convert to Islam.[1] These converted inmates are mostly African American, with a small but growing Hispanic minority.[2] Waller also asserts that many converts are radicalized by outside Islamist groups linked to terrorism, but other experts suggest that...

BATTLING ISLAM IN AMERICAN PRISONS By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries Sunday, March 10, 2002 ORANGE, CA (ANS) -- Dr. Bob Morey, founder and president of Faith Defenders based in Orange, California, has said that one of the greatest mission fields in reaching Muslims in America is the U.S. Prison System. In a letter to his supporters, Dr. Morey said, "They [the prisons] are filled with prospects from ethnic communities and hurting people. While some leaders lament the heavy population of African-Americans and other ethnic minorities in our prisons, Muslims rub their hands together in glee at the prospect...