ICNA CSJ provided hundreds of incarcerated Muslims in San Francisco Ramadan gift packages which included a Qur'an, kufi, prayer rug, and Islamic literature. We started the prison support program about 2-3 years ago and have quickly become the largest distributor of religious materials to Muslims behind bars in the United States. We just surpassed gifting more than 20,000 religious materials to facilities around the country alhamdulillah! In this month alone, we received numerous order requests from chaplains around the country and generously fulfilled those needs by gifting thousands of materials to our incarcerated brothers and sisters. In this blessed month, we ask Allah to reward all those who donated to ICNA CSJ to make this happen and especially our recurring donors, who continue to generously support our work on a monthly basis. To find out more about our prison project, please visit our website: www.icnacsj.org/mpsp Here is what some of the prison chaplains that we've been working with have to say about our program: "As a Muslim Chaplain and Imam, working with Christian and other faith inmates, I’m always disappointed why Muslims are not aware of the Muslims inmates in the prison. Christians have the ultimate sources, in every platform that I have seen, I try to emphasize the importance of providing the Quran and other study materials that you guys offer. Trust me this small items/gift is making a big impact in prison, many of them have no families, one book, one gift shows them that their Muslim brothers and sisters are taking care of them, this is very important for their identity and feelings of belonging. Please tell your donors this is a great charity, and please remind them Islam is fastest growing religion in the prison, Islam is not going to separate out in plazas or fancy places. We always need their help/donations."
Jafer Yasar
Collins Correctional Facility
New York
"Thank you very much for your help and donations. The items you sent really helped us a lot in Nashville Tennessee jails, we give out more than 100 Quran and prayer books to inmates here."
Bashir Gure
Multiple Facilities in County
Tennessee "Many of the Qurans and Prayer Rugs that were donated were used during Ramadan this year. Many thanks for meeting the needs of our Muslim population." Matthew Berg
FCI Englewood
Colorado "The Qurans were well received, and the detainees were very grateful. Thank you ICNA CSJ!" Chaplain Keith Olivier
Montgomery Processing Center
Texas "Thank you for your donation of Korans to our institution. We gave all of them out to inmates who needed them for Ramadan." Juan Alba
FCC Coleman
Florida I would like to express my thanks for the donation of Qurans you provided to USP Marion. These Qurans have been made available to inmates while in the Special Housing Units, as well as General Population. Our Muslim inmates have expressed great appreciation for making these available for their spiritual growth and development." Stephen G. Holem
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Marion USP
Illinois "Thank you for your generous donations. We are thrilled to have your support. Through your donation, we have been able to accomplish our goals as chaplains. We are extremely grateful! The Qur'ans and booklets you sent were very beneficial for the incarcerated people. Thank you again." Ramazan Aygun
Federal Correctional Complex-Allenwood
Pennsylvania | 
