Matthew Wilkinson is Professor of Religion in Public Life at Cardiff University.Lamia Irfan is Applied Research Lead at technology and management consultancy Capco and former Research Fellow at SOAS University of London.Muzammil Quraishi is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Salford.Mallory Schneuwly Purdie is Assistant Professor at the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society at the University of Fribourg.

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• Foreword – Sir David Calvert-Smith and Eoin McLennan MurrayIntroduction: A tale of three prisoners1. Where does Islam come from and who are Muslim prisoners?2. What is Islam in prison?3. Finding their faith: why do prisoners choose Islam?4. What types of Islam do prisoners follow?5. Mainstream Islam in prison6. Islamism and Islamist Extremism in prison7. The lives of Muslim prisoners: opportunities and risks8. Caring for Muslim prisoners: Muslim prison chaplaincy9. Managing Muslim prisoners: treading a middle path between naivety and suspicion10. Conclusion: The Virtuous Cycle of Rehabilitation and Avoiding the Vicious Cycle of Extremism

Matthew Wilkinson is Professor of Religion in Public Life at Cardiff University.Lamia Irfan is Applied Research Lead at technology and management consultancy Capco and former Research Fellow at SOAS University of London.Muzammil Quraishi is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Salford.Mallory Schneuwly Purdie is Assistant Professor at the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society at the University of Fribourg.

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• Foreword – Sir David Calvert-Smith and Eoin McLennan MurrayIntroduction: A tale of three prisoners1. Where does Islam come from and who are Muslim prisoners?2. What is Islam in prison?3. Finding their faith: why do prisoners choose Islam?4. What types of Islam do prisoners follow?5. Mainstream Islam in prison6. Islamism and Islamist Extremism in prison7. The lives of Muslim prisoners: opportunities and risks8. Caring for Muslim prisoners: Muslim prison chaplaincy9. Managing Muslim prisoners: treading a middle path between naivety and suspicion10. Conclusion: The Virtuous Cycle of Rehabilitation and Avoiding the Vicious Cycle of Extremism

Matthew Wilkinson is Professor of Religion in Public Life at Cardiff University.Lamia Irfan is Applied Research Lead at technology and management consultancy Capco and former Research Fellow at SOAS University of London.Muzammil Quraishi is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Salford.Mallory Schneuwly Purdie is Assistant Professor at the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society at the University of Fribourg.

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• Foreword – Sir David Calvert-Smith and Eoin McLennan MurrayIntroduction: A tale of three prisoners1. Where does Islam come from and who are Muslim prisoners?2. What is Islam in prison?3. Finding their faith: why do prisoners choose Islam?4. What types of Islam do prisoners follow?5. Mainstream Islam in prison6. Islamism and Islamist Extremism in prison7. The lives of Muslim prisoners: opportunities and risks8. Caring for Muslim prisoners: Muslim prison chaplaincy9. Managing Muslim prisoners: treading a middle path between naivety and suspicion10. Conclusion: The Virtuous Cycle of Rehabilitation and Avoiding the Vicious Cycle of Extremism