Ithaca College

Are you interested in how eastern, western, and indigenous religions have influenced prison policy and practice?

In Fall 2015, RLST 37509 -- Religion and Prisons -- will explore incarceration in the United States and elsewhere through the lens of eastern, western, and indigenous religious systems. We will study the history of incarceration, cultural (including scriptural) perspectives on imprisonment, religious influences on prison design, religious arguments for prison reform, and restrictions on religious practices in prison settings.

Motivated students who do not meet the course prerequisites (primarily "one course in religion," either RLST or JWST) are encouraged to consult with the instructor (Nancy Menning, nmenning@ithaca.edu) and consider requesting an override through IC workflow.