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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 …
Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case by Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case On March 10, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a Colorado prisoner's civil rights claim against prison guards and officials …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson Prisoners at the Allen County jail in Iola, Kansas had been forced to violate their religious beliefs or go hungry until the ACLU persuaded …
Article • October 26, 2015 • from PLN November, 2015
$150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson $150,000 Award after New York Prisoner’s Family Denied Right of Sepulcher by Mark Wilson On February 6, 2014, a New York Court of Claims found that prison officials did not exercise reasonable efforts to locate a …
Article • October 23, 2015
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) Stipulates to Confidentiality Order In 2005, plaintiff, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., filed suit in the district court of New Mexico asserting that New Mexico’s faith-based prison programming violates the establishment clause and seeks to …
Ind v. CDOC, CO, Order Vacating Judgment, RLUIPA Christian Separatism ad seg books, 2015.pdf Case 1:09-cv-00537-WJM-KLM Document 336 Filed 10/19/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge William J. Martínez Civil Action No. 09-cv-0537-WJM-KLM JACOB IND, Plaintiff, v. COLORADO …
Brief • October 7, 2015
Phillips v. Mason, AZ, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE This Ser.tlement Agreement and Release (the "'Agreemenf') xs made ·between: (i) The Plaintiff Eric Dewayne Phillips (hereinafter "Phillips"); and (ii) the State of Arizona Defendants Wayne F. Mason, Alwin Becker; and Greg Fizer (hereinafter "State Defendants"). …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson Sex Assault Charges against Wiccan Ex-Prison Chaplain Dismissed by Joe Watson A Wiccan former prison chaplain at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution in Wisconsin pledged to sue the Wisconsin Department of Corrections after she was cleared of criminal charges in …
Article • September 25, 2015 • from PLN October, 2015
Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David Reutter Michigan to Accommodate Religious Rights of Muslim Prisoners by David M. Reutter After a Michigan federal district court ruled the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) had violated the religious rights of Muslim prisoners by denying them the ability to …
Brief • September 22, 2015
Filed under: Religious Diet
McDaniel v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2015 Mark Bmovicb Attorney General Michael E. Gottfried Assistant Attorney General State Bar of Arizona No. 010623 Michael J. Hrnicek Assistant Attorney General State Bar of Arizona No. 022900 1275 W. Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2926 Telephone: (602) 542-1610 Fax: (602) …
Patel v. Bureau of Prisons, DC, Memorandum Opinion Re Summary Judgment, Noncitizen Treatment, RFRA, FOIA, 2015 Case 1:09-cv-00200-RDM Document 130 Filed 08/21/15 Page 1 of 36 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KAMAL PATEL, Plaintiff, v. BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • August 12, 2015
Filed under: Religious Diet
United States v. Florida DOC, FL, Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, religious diet, 2015 Case 1:12-cv-22958-PAS Document 548 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/12/2015 Page 1 of 7 UN ITED STA TES DISTR ICT C O U RT SO UTH ER N DISTR ICT O F FLO R IDA CASE NO.12-22958-C1V-SElTZ/TURN …
Brief • August 12, 2015
Filed under: Religious Diet
United States v. Florida DOC, FL, Order Re Contents of Injunction, religious diet, 2015 Case 1:12-cv-22958-PAS Document 547 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/12/2015 Page 1 of 9 UN ITED STA TE S DISTR ICT C O U R T SO UTH ER N DISTRICT O F FLO R IDA CA …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Grooming
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner by Derek Gilna Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Short Beard for Muslim Prisoner by Derek Gilna In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court found a restriction imposed on a Muslim prisoner who wanted to grow a short …
American Humanist Association v. USA, OR, Settlement, Humanist Religious Rights, 2015 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF OREGON PORTLAND DIVISION AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION and JASON MICHAEL HOLDEN, Case No. 3:14-CV-00565-HZ Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SHERIDAN, OREGON; BOP WESTERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR JUAN …
Article • June 12, 2015
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Grooming
Fifth Circuit: Texas May Not Enforce Rule Prohibiting Religious Beards by Matthew T. Clarke Fifth Circuit: Texas May Not Enforce Rule Prohibiting Religious Beards By Matt Clarke On April 2, 2013, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice could not continue to enforce …
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