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Second Circuit Reverses Denial of RLUIPA Dietary Claim by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of the religious diet claims of two New York prisoners who practiced a religious faith called “Tulukeesh.” In 2003, New York prisoner Tyheem Keesh sought permission to practice his religion, …
Article • March 15, 2011
$3,500 Settlement in Washington Prisoner’s Freedom of Religion Lawsuit by The State of Washington paid $3,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner DeShon Corsey for violating his right to freedom of religion. While incarcerated at Washington State Prison on September 5, 2002, Corsey was hired to work in the kitchen. …
Article • March 15, 2011
Washington Settles Religious Diet Claim for $1,500 by The State of Washington settled a prisoner’s religious diet suit by paying him $1,500, granting him a vegan diet and amending a prison policy. On May 14, 2004, McNeal Island Correction Center (MICC) prisoner Joe Macom listed his religious preference as Native …
Alabama DOC Settles Wicca Suit by On August 20, 2004, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) agreed to settle a suit seeking recognition and accommodation of Wiccan religious practices. In 1995, Timothy Hornsby sued the ADOC arguing that its refusal to recognize Wicca as a religion violated his constitutional and …
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Fourth Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment on RLUIPA Haircut Claim, but Case Dismissed on Remand by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision granting summary judgment to officers and officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) after they forcibly shaved a prisoner’s head in contravention …
Article • January 15, 2011 • from PLN January, 2011
Massachusetts DOC Injunction Requiring Broadcast of Jum’ah Services via Closed-Circuit Television Upheld by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld an injunction requiring the Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) to broadcast Friday Jum’ah services via closed circuit television to Muslim prisoners in segregation. The injunction comes in …
Brief • December 10, 2010
Filed under: Religious Diet
Hall v. Martin, MI, Complaint, MDOC religious diet kosher, 2010 Case 1:10-cv-01221-PLM -JGS Doc #1 Filed 12/10/10 Page 1 of 7 Page ID#1 FILED- GR UNITED STATES DISTRICf COURT WESTERN DISTRICf OF MICIDGAN George Norris Hall, #090753, December 10, 2010 2:40PM TRACEY CORDES, CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF …
PLN Sues South Carolina Jail that Bans All Reading Material Except Bibles by On October 6, 2010, Prison Legal News, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Human Rights Defense Center staff attorney Lance Weber, filed suit in federal court challenging an unconstitutional policy at the Berkeley County …
Gartrell v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, PA, Complaint, Muslim Prayer Policy, 2020 Case 1:10-cv-02160-WWC-PT Document 1 Filed 10/20/2010 Page 1 of 23 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ISADORE GARTRELL, Plaintiff, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; HOWARD HUFFORD, individually and in his official capacity …
Article • October 15, 2010 • from PLN October, 2010
Filed under: Religious Freedom, Clergy
New York Prison Chaplain Accused of Smuggling Weapons by Zul Qarnain Abdu-Shahid, 58, a Muslim chaplain for the New York City Department of Corrections (NYDOC), was arrested on February 3, 2010 for attempting to introduce contraband into the Manhattan Detention Complex; he was temporarily held on $50,000 bond after his …
Third Circuit Reverses $642,398.57 Attorney Fee Award for RFRA Claim by Immigration Prisoner by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an immigration detainee’s $642,398.57 attorney fee award, finding that “the District Court’s degree of success inquiry under § 1988 was based on an impermissible reconstruction of the jury verdict.” …
Thou Shalt Not: Sexual Misconduct by Prison and Jail Chaplains by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Traditionally, the role of a chaplain in the correctional setting is to serve as a spiritual advisor to prisoners and help them meet the requirements of their religious faiths. Equally traditionally, chaplains have …
Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010
Filed under: Organizing, Clergy
Clergy Who Advocate for Prisoners Barred from Prisons and Jails by As described in this month’s cover story, prison and jail chaplains accused of sexual misconduct often resign, retire, are fired or are sometimes prosecuted. In other cases, though, well-meaning clergy members who seek to help prisoners have been locked …
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
California Prisoner Wins Option of Kosher Meals Until Halal Meals Can be Provided by The Marin County Superior Court ordered San Quentin prison officials to provide Keith Allen Lewis, a Muslim prisoner, with access to Jewish kosher meals until he could be provided with the Halal meals prescribed by his …
Seventh Circuit: Catholic Prisoner’s Religious Diet Lawsuit Remanded by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a Catholic prisoner’s free exercise of religion was substantially burdened because he was denied a non-meat diet on Fridays and during Lent. In 2003, Illinois state prisoner Brian …
Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010
New Jersey DOC Agrees to Let Prisoner Preach by In November 2009, the New Jersey Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit brought under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The suit, filed by the ACLU on behalf of a New Jersey state prisoner, alleged the DOC …
Article • July 15, 2010
Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Prisoner Who Was Forced to Cut His Hair by On May 9, 2007, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $1,000 to a prisoner who was forced to cut his hair. Sebastian Lubers had been growing his hair for five years …
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Fifth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Create Individual Capacity Cause of Action by The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not create a cause of action against defendants in their individual capacities. The Court also held that the denial …
New Jersey: Class-Action Status Granted in Suit Challenging Conditions of Confinement at Passaic County Jail by Michael Brodheim On May 28, 2009, a U.S. District Court granted class-action status to prisoners seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for unconstitutional conditions of confinement at the Passaic County Jail (PCJ) in Paterson, New …
Article • June 15, 2010 • from PLN June, 2010
Sixth Circuit: RLUIPA Does Not Permit Monetary Damages by The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not allow money damages for violations of that statute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held on April 24, 2009. The Court entered its decision in an appeal …
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