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6 months agoSocial justice
As a Muslim prisoner in the US, I worry I will be cremated when I die
Prisoners at New Jersey State Prison are requesting a process to ensure Islamic burial rites for Muslim prisoners.
The prison has a large Muslim population, with around 400 Muslim prisoners out of 1,300 total.
The lack of Islamic burial rites in the prison system is especially significant given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [ more ]