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Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
Nevada Muslim Prisoner Wins Suit Over Denial of Jumu’ah Prayer by Harold Hempstead by Harold Hempstead On June 14, 2022, the federal Court for the District of Nevada granted summary judgment to a Muslim state prisoner, agreeing with him that the state Department of Corrections (DOC) violated his constitutional rights …
Article • May 1, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
Tenth Circuit Says Parolee May Not be Forced to Participate in Religious Program Under Threat of Jail by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a lawsuit alleging prison officials used coercion to force an atheist parolee into participating in Christian programming, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth …
Shaw v. Davis, NV, Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2020 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 1 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 2 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 3 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB Document 39 Filed 01/21/20 Page 4 of 25 Case 3:18-cv-00551-MMD-CLB …
Lutgens v. County of Dakota, et al., MN, forced religious indoctrination of prisoners, 2018 CASE 0:18-cv-02634 Document 1 Filed 09/10/18 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Bryant Lutgens, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Court File No. __________________ CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT …
Brief • August 1, 2018
Teneng v. Trump, CA, Evidence, Conditions of Confinement-ICE, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01609 Document 1-1 Filed 08/01/18 Page 1 of 7 Page ID #:40 EXHIBIT 1 Ex. 1 038 Case 5:18-cv-01609 Document 1-1 Filed 08/01/18 Page 2 of 7 Page ID #:41 Ex. 1 039 Case 5:18-cv-01609 Document 1-1 Filed 08/01/18 Page …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Settlement Ends Forced Religious Classes in Tennessee Prison Industry Program by An employee for TRICOR, Tennessee’s prison industry program, received $80,994 to settle a lawsuit alleging he was forced to teach religious-based classes as part of his duties. The suit alleged First Amendment violations. Prior to taking a job as …
Brief • September 20, 2017
American Humanist Association v. Norwood, KS, Complaint, Display of Christian Messages, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-02554-KHV-GLR Document 1 Filed 09/20/17 Page 1 of 18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION ) Washington, D.C., ) ) and ) ) SHARI WEBBER-DUNN ) Topeka, Kansas, ) …
Exposing the Audacious Project to Make Christian Converts in America's Prisons by Tanya Erzen With a higher incarceration rate than anywhere in the world, the United States prison system has placed its faith in Christian prisoners. by Tanya Erzen, Beacon Press It’s hard to focus on anything, much less the Book …
"Work Therapy"—How the Salvation Army's Chain of Rehabs Exploits Unpaid Labor by By Kenneth Anderson, The Influence Normally when we hear about people who use drugs being sent to forced labor camps as so-called “addiction treatment,” we think of places like Vietnam, China or the former Soviet Union. Surely nothing …
Sixth Circuit Reverses Consent Decree in Kentucky Religious Foster Care Provider Case by Lonnie Burton On October 6, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, overturned the terms of a settlement agreement between taxpayer group and the state of Kentucky in a case challenging the manner in which …
Brief • April 21, 2015
Abderrazzaq v. Cuyahoga County, OH, Complaint, religious discrimination, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-00773-SO Doc#: 1 Filed: 04/21/15 1 of 10. PagelD#: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION Sonja Abderrazzaq Case No. Cleveland, Ohio 44111 Plaintiff, Judge: -vsClifford Pinkney, Sued Here In His Official …
Brief • December 18, 2014
Majeed v. Cuyahoga County, OH, Complaint, muslim forced to attend Christian services, 2014 case: 1:14-cv-02778 Doc#: 1 Filed: 12/18/14 1 of 9. PagelD #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO SAKEENA MAJEED ) CASE NO. Rocky River, Ohio 44116 ) ) ) Plaintiff, vs. CUYAHOGA …
Do Faith-Based Prisons Work? by Alexander Volokh Do Faith-Based Prisons Work? by Alexander Volokh There are a lot of faith-based prison programs out there. As of 2005, 19 states and the federal government had some sort of residential faith-based program, aimed at rehabilitating participating prisoners by teaching them subjects like …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Ninth Circuit: Damages Required for Compelled Religious-Based Treatment by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit: Damages Required for Compelled Religious-Based Treatment by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that damages are required, as a matter of law, when a parolee is incarcerated for objecting to compelled participation in …
Article • August 15, 2012 • from PLN August, 2012
ACLU Challenges “Jail or Church” Program in Alabama by On September 26, 2011 the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU) sent a cease-and-desist letter to the City of Bay Minette, demanding that city officials “immediately end Operation Restore Our Community (ROC), which requires first-time, non-violent misdemeanor offenders to choose …
God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus – or regret ever crossing his path by James Ridgeway God’s Own Warden: If you ever find yourself inside Louisiana’s Angola prison, Burl Cain will make sure you find Jesus …
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Angola: A Prison Passion Play by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The New Testament recounts Jesus’ plight as a prisoner: “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” (Matthew 25:36). Spurred on by Bible-banging Warden Burl …
Article • January 15, 2010
Yankees Settle Suit Over Restrictions On Fans by The City of New York in conjunction with the New York Yankees baseball team has settled a lawsuit brought by a fan who alleged that the Yankees restricted him and other fans from moving around during the playing of “God Bless America.” …
Catholic Mass and Sacraments Made Available to Louisiana’s Death Row by Officials at the Louisiana State Prison (LSP), better known as Angola, have agreed to a settlement agreement in a lawsuit alleging a prisoner’s rights were violated by the officials’ mandating of Baptist religious television to the exclusion of all …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Citizens in Bradford County, Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit against the County and state and federal officials after government funds …
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