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Article • December 10, 2019 • from PLN December, 2019
Eighth Circuit Reverses District Court’s Order Requiring Halal Meals by Chad Marks by Chad Marks Abdulhakim Muhammad, a state prisoner in Arkansas, filed suit under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000 cc-1 to 2000 cc-5. He argued …
Artis v. Tanner, IL, Settlement, Religious Freedom, 2019 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case# 17-6905 17-CV-6905 - ND IDOC# Plaintiffs: Opposing Counsel: Institutions: Case Name Filed Montez, Artis #B84281 v. Tanner, et al. 02/5/18 Defendants: Date Served Status Received closed 03/6/18 Class Action D On Appeal D Spears …
Ackerman v. Washington, MI, Settlement, Kosher Meals in Prison, 2019 Case 4:13-cv-14137-LVP-MKM ECF No. 213 filed 10/12/19 PageID.2176 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION GERALD ACKERMAN and MARK SHAYKIN, NO. 4:13-cv-14137 Plaintiffs, HON. LINDA V. PARKER v HEIDI WASHINGTON, Defendant. Daniel E. …
Brief • September 5, 2019
Dowl v. Williams, AK, Settlement, Muslim Inmate Discrimination, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA ANAS DOWL, inmate # 345639 ERNEST JACOBSSON, inmate # 403566 Case No. 3:18-cv-00119-HRH Plaintiffs, vs. DEAN WILLIAMS, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Corrections, in his official capacity, only; et al., Defendants. …
Brief • August 28, 2019
Troutman v. Mutayoba, IL, Settlement, Religious Worship, 2019 - -• .... ,. },!-. • Information Sheet for Case Number Case# Official Case # .. 17-CV-941 Plaintiffs: Case Name Defendants: I --:i. Filed Troutman, Jeason #507355 v. Mutayoba, et al. IDOC# .. 9/1/17 Date Served Received 10/2/17 closed Class Action D …
Brief • August 9, 2019
Cerbertowicz v. Godinez, IL, Settlement, Religious Worship, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS KENNETH CERBERTOWICZ, Plaintiff, vs. SALVADOR GODINEZ, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 13-1579 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General …
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 …
Article • January 9, 2019 • from PLN January, 2019
Filed under: Appeals, Religious Diet
New York Prisoner Entitled to Vegetarian, Dairy Tolerant, Kosher Diet Under RLUIPA by On July 10, 2018, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) had violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by refusing to accommodate …
Publication • January 1, 2019
WA State Office of the Corrections Ombus - Summary Report on the Washington State Penitentiary Prisoner Food Preferences Survey, 2019 Summary Report on the January 2019 Washington State Penitentiary Prisoner Food Preferences Survey Report prepared for the Washington State Office of Corrections Ombuds March 2019 2 Table of Contents Executive …
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 …
Brief • November 21, 2018
Young, et al. v. Newton, et al., VA, second amended complaint, religious discrimination against Muslim prisoners, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-00851-AJT-JFA Document 10 Filed 11/21/18 Page 1 of 44 PageID# 48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA DIVISION MITCHELL YOUNG, Inmate # 1399969 DESMOND HORTON, Inmate # 72575 DOMINIC …
Florida ICE Detention Center Restricts Detainees’ Observance of Ramadan by Steve Horn by Steve Horn In the midst of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for those of the Islamic faith, the Glades County Detention Center in Florida implemented a policy that banned some Muslim prisoners from participating in …
Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018
Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Aaron Carter is a Virginia state prisoner; he is also a member of the Nation of Islam. Due to his religion’s dietary restrictions, he was enrolled in the prison system’s Common Fare program (CFP), which …
Dowl v. Williams, AK, Amended Complaint, Muslim Inmate Discrimination, 2018 CAIR LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Lena F. Masri (D.C. # 100019) α lmasri@cair.com Gadeir I. Abbas (VA # 81161) α β gabbas@cair.com Carolyn M. Homer (CA # 286441) α chomer@cair.com 453 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 742-6420 …
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 …
Jewish Prisoner Denied Kosher Meals Settles with Arizona Prison Officials by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Officials at Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, a private prison operated at the time by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), a private prison company now known as CoreCivic, agreed to settle with a …
Roberts v. Sinclair, WA, Complaint, Ramadan Meals, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00837 Document 1 Filed 06/10/18 Page 1 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CAIR LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Lena F. Masri (D.C. Bar # 1000019) (pro hac vice pending) lmasri@cair.com Gadeir I. Abbas (VA. Bar # 81161)* (pro hac …
Roberts v. Sinclair, WA, Order, Ramadan Meals, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-00837 Document 6 Filed 06/10/18 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE DIVISION 6 7 8 9 10 DEMARIO ROBERTS (Inmate # 398950); MOHAMED MOHAMED (Inmate # 384454); JEREMY LIVINGSTON …
Brief • April 23, 2018
Sprouse v. Ryan, AZ, Settlement, Right to Religious Worship, 2018 -- ~-- . ---~~ ,--~-,-~.~ ·----~~-~ --~ ~ 1· I' SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement"), effective April 23, 2018, is between Michael Wayne Sprouse. ("Plaintiff'), Charles L. Ryan, and Lance Hetmer ("Defendants") …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: Religious Diet
Idaho DOC Agrees to Provide Kosher Meals, Pay $93,000 Settlement by In August 2017, the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) agreed to provide kosher meals in state prisons to partially settle a lawsuit brought by four Jewish prisoners represented by the ACLU of Idaho. While the IDOC’s internal “Handbook for …
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