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'They had to limit conversion to once a year'

Brought up in a secular Jewish family, Russian-American writer Daniel Genis entered and left prison as an atheist.

But prison showed him a side to religion that he'd never seen before.

Not only were a high number of his fellow inmates religious - but many were also using religion and conversion for personal gain.

(Photo credit: Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images)

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