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Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
BOP Recognizes Humanist Religion after Prisoner Files Suit by Derek Gilna The American Humanist Association, affiliated with over 1,000 congregations in the United States, has been a recognized religion for decades – but it took a civil rights complaint by a federal prisoner at FCI Sheridan in Oregon to finally …
Brief • April 29, 2016
Filed under: Religious Grooming
Powell v. City of Long Beach, CA, Complaint, Hijab, 2016 Case 2:16-cv-02966-PSG-SK Document 2 Filed 04/29/16 Page 1 of 16 Page ID #:4 1 2 3 .. -· YALDA SATAR (SBN 304366) ysatar@cair.com Council on American-Islamic Relations-CA 2180 W. Crescent Ave, Suite F Anaheim, CA 92801 T: (714) 776-1177 /F: …
Ludy v. Nelson, GA, Settlement Agreement, Religious Discrimination, 2016 RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the dismissal of all claims and payment in the amount of $ 200.00 (two hundred dollars) to Mitchell Ludy (referred to herein as "RELEASOR"), and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt …
Harris v. Adams County Sheriff's Department, CO, Complaint, Quran and Halal Meals, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00574-REB-MEH Document 1 Filed 03/09/16 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. \ b ·- c, \t - bO ~ -q- ':\ (fo …
Brief • March 4, 2016
FFRF v. Brewster Co, TX, Complaint, Christian Crosses on Sheriff Cars, 2016 Case 4:16-cv-00014 Document 1 Filed 03/02/16 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ALPINE DIVISION FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC.; KEVIN PRICE; and JESSE CASTILLO, Plaintiffs, -vs- BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS, and SHERIFF RONNY …
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Eleventh Circuit: Expiration of Preliminary Injunction Moots Appeal by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed as moot an appeal by the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) that challenged a preliminary injunction regulating its provision of kosher meals to prisoners. The appellate court also vacated orders by the …
Publication • February 22, 2016
Review of FBOP Selection of Muslim Religious Services Providers, OIG, 2004 U.S.DepartmentofJustice Office oftheInspectorGeneral A Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Selection of Muslim Religious Services Providers Office of the Inspector General April 2004 A REVIEW OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS’ SELECTION OF MUSLIM RELIGIOUS SERVICES PROVIDERS I. INTRODUCTION …
BOP Settles Lawsuit by Recognizing Humanism as Religion by Mark Wilson The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has agreed to recognize "Humanism" as an official "religion" to settle a prisoner's lawsuit. Jason Michael Holden is a BOP prisoner who was confined at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon. …
Publication • February 16, 2016
Filed under: Religious Freedom
Directive #380 - Religious Observance, VT DOC, 2007 State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services Department of Corrections Chapter: Programs – Volunteer Services Page 1 of 13 Title: Religious Observance # 380.01 Supersedes #380, dated 9/27/1984 Attachments, Forms & Companion Documents: 1. Inmate Religious Preference Registration Form 2. Request for …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Filed under: Religious Diet
Re Religious Diet Program, Prison Law Office, 09-15, 2010 PRISON LAW OFFICE General Delivery, San Quentin CA. 94964 Telephone (510) 280-2621  Fax (510) 280-2704 www.prisonlaw.com Your Responsibility When Using the Information Provided Below: Director: Donald Specter Managing Attorney: Sara Norman Staff Attorneys: Rana Anabtawi Susan Christian Rebekah Evenson Steven …
Publication • February 12, 2016
Religious Coalition responds to Congressional Hearing on Solitary Confinement, NRCAT, 2012 TORTURE IS A MORAL ISSUE For Immediate Release: June 19, 2012 Contact: Samantha Friedman, office: (202) 265-3000 or cell: (202) 215-9260 or samantha@rabinowitz-dorf.com Religious coalition responds to first-ever Congressional hearing on prolonged solitary confinement Hundreds of religious leaders and …
Publication • February 10, 2016
Filed under: Religious Freedom
Warden Cain Letter Re Religious Monument LA, ACLU, 2009 • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of LOUISIANA P.O. BOX 56157 NEW ORLEANS. lA 70156 MARJDRIE R. ESMAN EXECUTIVE DIRE[;TDR February 5, 2009 VIA U.S. MAIL AND FACSIMILE Warden Burl Cain Louisiana State Penitentiary Angola, LA 70712 Re: Offer to Remove Monument …
Brief • February 5, 2016
Thompson v. Holm, WI, Settlement, Ramadan Fasting, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN MICHAEL L. THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 13..cv.. 00930-nj WILLIAM HOLM, MATTHEW LARSON, RANDALL LASHOCK, BRUCE BLEICH, and JOHN DOE, Defendants. RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Tins Release and Settlement Agreement …
Article • January 11, 2016
Threat of Lawsuit Pushes Florida to Allow Circumcision of Jewish Prisoners by David Reutter With the help from students at the Stanford Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic, Pablo Manuel Diaz, 37, became the first Florida prisoner to be circumcised while incarcerated. Diaz who is serving a life sentence at Blackwater …
Article • January 11, 2016
Filed under: Food, Religious Diet
Court Orders Oversight of Florida Prisoner Kosher Meal Program by David Reutter In ordering the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) to provide prisoners with kosher meals, the federal district court overseeing the litigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) overruled FDOC”s objection to giving DOJ oversight authority into …
Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal by David Reutter A federal district court held that a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) policy which limits prisoners in administrative segregation to having no more than two personal books at a time violates the …
Article • January 1, 2016 • from PLN January, 2016
Pope Francis Calls for Worldwide Prison Reform, Support and Hope for Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis Pope Francis has endeared himself to prisoners around the world and those who advocate on their behalf, visiting some of the world’s most dangerous criminals and offering hope and support to all behind bars, regardless …
Article • December 31, 2015 • from PLN January, 2016
Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored by Derek Gilna Seventh Circuit Rules Wisconsin Prisoner’s Religious Rights Must be Honored by Derek Gilna David A. Schlemm, a Navajo tribe member confined in a Wisconsin state prison, sought to exercise his right to practice certain religious rituals required …
Federal Court Finds Texas Violates Rights of Muslim Prisoners by Matthew Clarke Federal Court Finds Texas Violates Rights of Muslim Prisoners by Matt Clarke On April 30, 2014, a federal district court held that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) was violating the constitutional rights of Muslim prisoners by …
Article • November 10, 2015
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
New Hampshire Prison Authorities Enjoined from Denying Kosher Diet to Observant Orthodox Jew by New Hampshire Prison Authorities Enjoined from Denying Kosher Diet to Observant Orthodox Jew In May 2007, a Federal District Court enjoined New Hampshire prison authorities from denying a kosher diet to an observant Orthodox Jew as …
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