Bringing the Light of Islam
to Prisons
Link Outside is our community’s resource for revitalizing our connection to one another. A link to internal freedom through learning from the life experiences and wisdom of others.
$30,507.93
Raised
232 Donation
$50,000 Goals
the orphan, and the prisoner for the love of Him (God)."
— Quran: Surah Al Insan (76:8)
Help us change the lives of 10,000 incarcerated Muslims across the country!
Islam is one of the fastest-growing and most popular faith-based programs in U.S. prisons (nearly 15%* of inmates are Muslim).
Supporting forgotten Muslims changes lives behind walls.
Incarcerated Muslims feel neglected, disconnected. Your support fosters spiritual growth, changing lives through dedicated work behind prison walls.
Help Us Reach Incarcerated Muslim Communities
Our services are only reaching less than one percent of the estimated 350,000 Muslims incarcerated in the United States. Your support helps us reach those who have yet to be served.
Funding provides vital resources for incarcerated Muslims.
Funding delivers essential Islamic educational materials, books, mail, and prison visits for forgotten Muslims inside, transforming their lives daily.
Since 2010, our
Results are vast.
I finally feel seen, heard, empowered, and part of something greater and lasting.
Islam gave me purpose and peace even behind bars. I finally feel seen, heard, empowered, and part of something greater and lasting.
Donated over 30,000 Islamic books for spiritual growth.
Conducted over 1,000 prison visits, providing vital connection.
Mailed over 13,000 prison letters for crucial outside support.
Sent 1,000+ college-level Islamic and development courses.
Distributed 5,000 spiritual self-help courses with best-selling author.
Hosted 50+ youth events across Southern California institutions.
Facilitated housing, jobs, networking for re-entry members U.S.
Helped 5,000+ individuals connect with the outside community
OUR STORY
Link Outside is a Muslim prison outreach organization that has been transforming lives across the United States since 2010. Our program is inspired by the transformation of civil rights leader Malcolm X, a former prisoner, who would become one of the most influential Americans in history.
Link Outside
Services
Access to Islamic education and personal development courses.
Support aids successful transition after prison release.
Personalized mentorship offers guidance and support.
Regular prison visits foster vital inmate connection and support.
Islamic books foster spiritual growth and education.
Community integration promotes belonging for all members.
Mail connects inmates with crucial outside support.
Spiritual development programs enhance inner peace.
Public awareness inspires action and positive change.
What one brother
had to say
Islam gave me purpose and peace even behind bars. I finally feel seen, heard, empowered, and part of something greater and lasting.
“This program creates bonds and friendships that will make our transition into society easier. It creates strong ties with new Muslims and the communities they will be returning to. To invest in this program is like investing in the regeneration of the Muslim community.”
–Raymond C., CA State Prison-Los Angeles County
“I’ve been locked up for 14 years and I never seen Muslims from the streets come here to make a change before. It gave me a foundation to build upon, when criminal thinking always seems up front in my mind, it’s been replaced with Allah in everything I do.”
–Eric "Idrees", CA State Prison-Los Angeles County
“I’ve been locked up for 14 years and I never seen Muslims from the streets come here to make a change before. It gave me a foundation to build upon, when criminal thinking always seems up front in my mind, it’s been replaced with Allah in everything I do.”
–Eric "Idrees", CA State Prison-Los Angeles County
HELP US
Your support is an investment in the lives of thousands of Muslim inmates, their families, and their communities. Help us make a change in thousands of lives.
The Qur'an specifically mentions rewards and blessings for those who support prisoners (76:8).
Share our campaign with all your friends and family.
Visit our website and follow us on social media.
Pray (make dua) that we meet our goal!
endorsements
IMAM ZAID SHAKIR
Let’s help them fulfill what I firmly believe is a fard kifaayah [communal obligation]: educating those multitudes of new Muslims. Link Outside is doing it on behalf of all of us, so our part is to support them financially and with our prayers.
Dr. Sheikh Omar Suleiman
One of my life-changing experiences came from going to Angola prison. I want to particularly lend a strong endorsement to this organization: Link Outside. These are the types of projects that light my heart.
Imam Suhaib Webb
The best of the best have been incarcerated…everybody support the work they [Link Outside] do, support brothers when they come out
Words Behind
Prison Walls
Link Outside is our community’s resource for revitalizing our connection to one another. A link to internal freedom through learning from the life experiences and wisdom of others.
LINK OUTSIDE
HAS TOUCHED MY HEART
“Link Outside and outreach program is a positive Islamic building that has touched my heart because it shows the true light of Islam by helping those in need of pure Islam and extends a hand to help pull us up.”
Shondess "Saifullah“
CA State Prison-Los Angeles County
LINK OUTSIDE BROUGHT ME
SO MUCH HAPPINESS
“I am finally being sent home to re-enter society. Thank you for all your positive encouragement, kind words and advice. Due to Link Outside, I have grown and it has brought me so much happiness”
Sherri
Central CA Women's Facility
LINK OUTSIDE FILLED
MY HEART WITH LOVE
“I’d like to let you know my heart was filled with love
when I got your letter. I have been writing all the Islamic places and of all of them, you are the only one who wrote back.”
“I’d like to let you know my heart was filled with love when I got your letter. I have been writing all the Islamic places and of all of them, you are the only one who wrote back.”
Donald "Hasan"
High Desert State Prison, CA
LINK OUTSIDE
OFFERED ME A CONNECTION
“You offered me something just as important as books and lessons, you’ve offered me correspondence, an actual connection to the outside Muslim world.”
Eliot "Ilyas”
CTF-Soledad, CA
I CAN UPLIFT
OTHER YOUNG BROTHERS
“A lot of brothers like myself are going back to the free world and by me changing, due to programs like this, I can uplift other young brothers from not making some of the choices I made”
Reginald W
CA State Prison-Los Angeles County
4.9
out of 11K+ letters
4.9
out of 11K+ letters
