'They had to limit conversion to once a year'

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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)