In February 2021, seven men sat down to pray in a Missouri prison. Within minutes, guards put them in shackles and covered them in pepper spray.
The incident highlights the dangers Muslims face practicing their religion in prison, @khawlanakua.bsky.social reports.
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I am so honored to announce that I have received the William Southam Journalism Fellowship @masseycollege.bsky.social. I can’t wait to spend the year getting to know the fellows in my cohort, building connections with academics and taking courses at the University of Toronto.
This investigation looked into an incident where one night while a group of Muslim men were praying. A group of prison officials entered the room and began to pepper spray them and beat them. I investigated what took place that night as well as a pattern of racism towards Muslims in this prison.
Khawla somehow manages to _understate_ the amount of time and effort she put into this piece. Please give it a read!
Thanks to the Fund for Investigative Journalism for funding this story and @ethanscorey.bsky.social for editing it.