U.S. Prisons

Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch discusses jihad recruitment in prisons

Jihad Recruitment in Prisons

Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch discusses jihad recruitment in prisons with Eric Shawn on Fox News, May 24, 2009, in the wake of the arrests of four Muslims in New York who were plotting to blow up two synagogues. At least two of them were converted to Islam and recruited in prison.

Islam in America's Prisons

Conversion Behind Bars

Across the United States, tens of thousands of Muslims are practicing their faith behind bars. Islam is most likely to win American converts there, according to U.S. Muslim leaders, and the religion has for decades been a regular part of prison culture.