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Arkansas Must Acknowledge Prisoner's Muslim Name
The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Arkansas prison
officials must acknowledge a Muslim prisoner's Islamic name.
An Arkansas state prisoner of the Islamic faith who had his name legally
changed to Bilal Ali Salaam while imprisoned brought pro se civil rights
action against prison officials for refusing to acknowledge the Muslim
name in violation of his right to free exercise of religion. Salaam sought
injunctive relief. A U.S. district court, upon remand, Salaam v. Lockhart,
856 F.2d 1120 (8th Cir. 1988), denied relief. Salaam appealed.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded,
holding that Salaam's First Amendment rights were unreasonably restrained
by the prison's policy of using only his committed name on clothing, in
prison records, and on the mailroom delivery list. See: Salaam v.
Lockhart, 905 F.2d 1168 (8th Cir. 1990).
officials must acknowledge a Muslim prisoner's Islamic name.
An Arkansas state prisoner of the Islamic faith who had his name legally
changed to Bilal Ali Salaam while imprisoned brought pro se civil rights
action against prison officials for refusing to acknowledge the Muslim
name in violation of his right to free exercise of religion. Salaam sought
injunctive relief. A U.S. district court, upon remand, Salaam v. Lockhart,
856 F.2d 1120 (8th Cir. 1988), denied relief. Salaam appealed.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded,
holding that Salaam's First Amendment rights were unreasonably restrained
by the prison's policy of using only his committed name on clothing, in
prison records, and on the mailroom delivery list. See: Salaam v.
Lockhart, 905 F.2d 1168 (8th Cir. 1990).
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