Conversion to Islam in U.S. prisons

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The contemporary rate of conversion to Islam is high in American prisons, for which there are a number of factors. It is the fastest growing religion in U.S. prisons,^[1] where the population is 18 percent Muslim in federal prisons and 9 percent Muslim in state prisons, compared to 1 percent for the general population.^[2] 80 percent of all prison religious conversions are to Islam.^[3]