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Denial of Vegan Diet Meets PLRA's Physical Injury Requirement
An Illinois federal district court has held that a prisoner's allegation
that he was deprived of a vegan diet meets the physical injury requirement
under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
Illinois prisoner Stanley Wofford brought suit under the Religious Land
Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 and the First and Fourteenth
Amendments, alleging the denial of vegan diet was causing him to slowly
lose weight and he is always hungry.
The Court rejected a Magistrate judge's finding that these allegations did
not show physical injury under the PLRA. In so holding, the Court held that
the deprivation of food and drink met PLRA requirements because physical
injuries could result from such deprivations.
See: Wofford v. Sutton, USDC, Southern District Illinois, Case No.
03-CV-725-JPG.
that he was deprived of a vegan diet meets the physical injury requirement
under the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA).
Illinois prisoner Stanley Wofford brought suit under the Religious Land
Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 and the First and Fourteenth
Amendments, alleging the denial of vegan diet was causing him to slowly
lose weight and he is always hungry.
The Court rejected a Magistrate judge's finding that these allegations did
not show physical injury under the PLRA. In so holding, the Court held that
the deprivation of food and drink met PLRA requirements because physical
injuries could result from such deprivations.
See: Wofford v. Sutton, USDC, Southern District Illinois, Case No.
03-CV-725-JPG.
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Related legal case
Wofford v. Sutton
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Cite | USDC, Southern District Illinois, Case No. 03-CV-7 |
| Level | District Court |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 0 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |