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Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Prison’s Refusal to Allow Wiccan Services Must be Reviewed for Compelling Governmental Interest by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Mario Sentelle Cavin, incarcerated at the Macomb Correctional Facility in Michigan, filed an appeal in the Sixth Circuit after a federal district court ruled that his religious freedoms had not been …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Fifth Circuit Terminates Consent Decree for Muslim Services in Texas Prisons by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 2, 2019, a strongly divided three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion terminating the consent decree in Brown v. Collier, which allowed Muslim prisoners in the …
Article • September 5, 2019 • from PLN September, 2019
Michigan: $9,750 in Damages and Costs in Prison Ramadan Violation Suit by David M. Reutter by David M. Reutter  A Michigan federal district court awarded costs in a case that alleged prison officials violated the religious rights of four Michigan prisoners during their observance of Ramadan – a holy month …
Nadolny v. Stock, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION MICHAEL NADOLNY, #K95062, Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) No. 18-1151-NJR-GCS ) V. DAVID STOCK, Defendant. ) ) ) ) SETTLEMENT AGREE!VIENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and …
Muslim Prisoner Accommodation in State Prisons, Muslim Advocates, 2019 FREE EXERCISE REPORT JULY 2019 FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF FREE EXERCISE FOR ALL: Muslim Prisoner Accommodation in State Prisons 1 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 4 I. METHODOLOGY: A Multi-Faceted Examination of Free Exercise Conditions in State Prisons ............................................................................................................................................. 7 …
Article • May 14, 2019
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of North Carolina Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Celebration of Rastafarian Holy Days by On April 17, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed down an opinion holding that prison officials had not imposed a substantial burden on the religious practices of a …
Alabama DOC Refuses Muslim Spiritual Adviser in Execution Chamber by Kevin W. Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Domineque Hakim Marcelle Ray, 42, was put to death by lethal injection at Alabama’s Holman Correctional Facility on February 7, 2019, after his request to have his Muslim spiritual adviser, Imam Yusef Maisonet, …
Pack v. Mueller, IL, Complaint, Right to Religious Worship, 2019 Case 3:17-cv-00880-MJR-SCW Document 102 Filed 01/02/19 Page 1 of 13 Page ID #406 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES L. PACK, Plaintiff, vs. ROBERT C. MUELLER, JOHN R. BALDWIN, CHRISTOPHER BOEHLER, STEPHEN KEIM, …
Federal Judge Orders Washington Prison Officials to Properly Feed Ramadan Participants by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis In what could be the fastest injunction ever granted in a prison-related case, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Leighton issued a temporary retraining order in favor of Muslim prisoners mere hours after they …
Article • September 4, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
With Help from ACLU, Parolee Wins $10,000 Settlement Plus $100,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna After serving a 16-year sentence for forcible sodomy and forcible oral copulation, California state prisoner Sherman D. Manning was released on parole in February 2016 under the custody of the state’s …
McKibben v. McMahon, CA, Settlement, LGBT Wrongful Treatment, 2018 Case 5:14-cv-02171-JGB-SP Document 78 Filed 08/15/18 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #:714 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DAN MCKIBBEN, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No.14-2171-JGB-SP [Hon. Jesus G. Bernal] vs. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT JOHN MCMAHON, et al., Defendants. Plaintiffs1 …
Native American Prisoner Settles with California State, Prison Officials over Religious Liberty by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Ralph Martinez, a Native American prisoner who was denied the use of elements fundamental to the practice of his religion while incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison in California, agreed to a settlement …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s Lawsuit Over Denial of Rastafarian Services by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke On December 5, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit challenging the denial of Rastafarian group religious services at a North Carolina state prison. Torrey …
Idaho Settles Religious Discrimination Suit Brought by Incarcerated Odinist by On May 31, 2017, the Idaho Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought by a state prisoner who alleged religious discrimination against Odinists. The settlement included monetary damages and attorney’s fees, both of which were confidential. It also required …
Atomanczyk v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, et al., TX, opinion and order, compensatory damages, religious infringement, 2018 Case 4:17-cv-00719 Document 70 Filed in TXSD on 06/26/18 Page 1 of 13 United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED June 26, 2018 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR …
Settlement in Federal Suit Over Treatment of Disabled Detainees in Northern California Jail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A class-action lawsuit brought by disabled prisoners held at the Shasta County Jail in California has settled, subject to judicial approval. The case was originally filed by Everett Joseph Jewett, a …
Article • May 18, 2018
Wiccan Prisoner Gains Right to Religious Practices within California Prisons by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis William Rouser, a prisoner in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison system and a practicing Wiccan, received a favorable settlement, after the state reneged upon the first one, in which he is …
Virginia Federal Court Holds Nation of Gods and Earth is a Religion by A federal district court has ordered the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) to remove the security threat group designation from the Nation of Gods and Earth (NGE), “recognize it as a religion, and afford it the rights …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran by In May 2017, the Sheriff’s Department in Adams County, Colorado paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a jail prisoner who was denied access to a Quran during Ramadan in 2015. It also agreed to make changes to jail …
Article • January 3, 2018
Iowa Federal Court: Moorish Temple Prisoners Have Right to Celebrate Ramadan by On August 12, 2014, an Iowa federal court held that Moorish Science Temple prisoners have the same right to celebrate Ramadan as Islamic prisoners approved by the Muslim prison chaplain. The court also approved attorney fees of $3,800 …
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