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Second Circuit Reverses Denial of RLUIPA Dietary Claim
Loaded on March 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2011, page 48
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of the religious diet claims of two New York prisoners who practiced a religious faith called “Tulukeesh.”
Filed under:
RLUIPA,
Religious Freedom,
Religious Diet,
Denial of Religious Services,
Religious Practices,
Religious Property,
Proselytizing.
Location:
New York.
In 2003, New York prisoner Tyheem Keesh sought permission to practice his religion, Tulukeesh. Prison officials said he could practice in his …
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