Salaam Reentry Program, the only Texas non-profit dedicated to the cause, has been striving to collaborate with other Texas organizations serving the incarcerated and County/State institutions to positively influence the system from within, starting with CONSISTENT VOLUNTEER SERVICES in jails and prisons. Many chaplains rather not have the Muslim volunteers visit inside because of their lack of professional Chaplaincy training that is to be Sheppard for followers of all faiths and no faith.
System of incarceration is slow by design because it serves their business objectives. The system is staffed with many who are ill-informed about people of other races, religions and cultural backgrounds, especially Muslims. Providing Qurans and volunteer services is threatening to some in authority. Islam provides a way of life and many choose Islam as their way of life. In the last few decades the prison population has grown from about 5% to about 9%. Many who are sincere and feel for these downtrodden acknowledge and appreciate the positive changes. We are partly to blame because as a community we have failed to earn the respect of the institution administrators by providing consistent services to the incarcerated.
Annual Symposium held in the free world and social media campaign attempts are the vehicles toward bringing together Texas Wide Prison/Jail Dawah & Reentry Organizations talk to one another.
Salaam Reentry is indebted for its achievements to our Muslims and partners of other faiths that came to rescue in situations, we were not prepared for. The cause of incarceration can greatly benefit from Multifaith Collaboration. Joseph Calrk, Bobby Foster from 5th Ward, Imam Saeed Purcell from ICI, Baquee Sabur from Huma faith, and Deborah Boneta from national platform IMRG (Incarcerated Muslims Resource Group) attended Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarcerated (EMI) led by Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock in Dallas last June. We were received with lot of pride and appreciation and met many who have been providing the services to the incarcerated.
System of incarceration is slow by design because it serves their business objectives. The system is staffed with many who are ill-informed about people of other races, religions and cultural backgrounds, especially Muslims. Providing Qurans and volunteer services is threatening to some in authority. Islam provides a way of life and many choose Islam as their way of life. In the last few decades the prison population has grown from about 5% to about 9%. Many who are sincere and feel for these downtrodden acknowledge and appreciate the positive changes. We are partly to blame because as a community we have failed to earn the respect of the institution administrators by providing consistent services to the incarcerated.
Annual Symposium held in the free world and social media campaign attempts are the vehicles toward bringing together Texas Wide Prison/Jail Dawah & Reentry Organizations talk to one another.
Salaam Reentry is indebted for its achievements to our Muslims and partners of other faiths that came to rescue in situations, we were not prepared for. The cause of incarceration can greatly benefit from Multifaith Collaboration. Joseph Calrk, Bobby Foster from 5th Ward, Imam Saeed Purcell from ICI, Baquee Sabur from Huma faith, and Deborah Boneta from national platform IMRG (Incarcerated Muslims Resource Group) attended Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarcerated (EMI) led by Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock in Dallas last June. We were received with lot of pride and appreciation and met many who have been providing the services to the incarcerated.
