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District Court Permits Trial In Case Challenging Denial of Wine During Religious Services by The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has order discovery and trial in a case changing the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy denying prisoners access to wine during religious services. Federal prisoner Brandon …
Article • July 15, 2009
New York Haircut Requirement Held Unconstitutional by On November 11, 1986, the New York Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling striking down a New York regulation requiring prisoners to cut their hair during intake. Alfredo Lewis, a practicing Rastafarian, sued the New York Department of Corrections after he …
Massachusetts Agrees to Improves Conditions for Protective Custody Prisoners by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts agreed to improve the living conditions of prisoners in protective custody in response to a class action suit filed in the 1970s. The agreement was finalized in June 1980. The agreement requires the Commonwealth to give …
Court Rejects Claims by Chaplains Duped Into Working for Free by A California court has rejected a suit by a group of chaplains who alleged that they were not paid overtime for their work in excess of eight hours a day and/or 40 hours a week. The chaplains sued Santa …
Brief • June 18, 2009
Arnaout v. Federal Correctional Institution Warden, IN, Complaint - Comm. Management Unit and Religous Practice (2009) • Case 2:09-cv-00215-JMS-MJD Document 1 Filed 06/18/09 Page 1 of 6 PageID #: 1 UNITfrJ S rATES DISTRJCT LOl.lU SOU I HERN DISTRJC"l' Of 11'\niA>IA TERRE HAl:l c DIVJSI0:-1 I'NAAM AR'IAOUT RA 'IDAll 1 …
California Chaplains Lose Appeal in Compensation/Fraud Case by On June 5, 2008, a California appeals court affirmed a superior court ruling sustaining the demurrer in an action brought against Alameda County, California by three jail chaplains and Community Chaplains, Inc. (Appellants). Appellants' case alleged state law violations on the part …
Article • June 15, 2009 • from PLN June, 2009
Pro Se Muslim Prisoner Reaches Religious Rights Settlement Agreement with Virginia Prison Officials by David Reutter Pro Se Muslim Prisoner Reaches Religious Rights Settlement Agreement with Virginia Prison Officials by David M. Reutter A pro se Virginia prisoner has entered into a settlement agreement with prison officials that provides him …
Sheika v. New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ, Proposed Amended Complaint, Religious Discrimination, 2009 STEPHEN M. LATIMER LOUGHLIN & LATIMER 131 Main Street, Suite 235 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201 487 9797 Attorneys for plaintiff Taysir Sheika, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY LAW DIVISION plaintiff, MERCER COUNTY vs. DOCKET NO. MER-L-604-08 …
Fourth Circuit Reinstates South Carolina Jail Conditions Suit by On June 20, 1991, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a South Carolina prisoner's challenge to conditions of confinement at the Lexington County Jail. Leonard Archie Smith, a former South Caroline pre-trial detainee, filed a pro se civil rights action …
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Ninth Circuit Remands RLUIPA Claim for Group Religious Worship in Maximum Security Jail by Ninth Circuit Remands RLUIPA Claim for Group Religious Worship in Maximum Security Jail The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has held that under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), a prisoner seeking …
$45,000 Awarded to Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Headscarf at California Jail by On October 8, 2008, the County of San Bernadino and Sheriff Gary Penrod agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and the First Amendment. Jameelah …
Nebraska Muslim Prisoner Wins Religious Concessions by John E Dannenberg A high-security Muslim prisoner at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) sued prison officials for violating basic tenets of his religion by allegedly restricting religious practices “dictated” by his beliefs. He claimed he needed daily showers, a kosher diet, and …
Numerous Prison Systems Sign Up for Free Christian TV Programming by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Since 2007, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the largest religious network in the world, has been quietly spreading a faith-based rehabilitative TV program for prisoners. Following a successful pilot program in South Dakota’s prison system, …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Citizens in Bradford County, Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit against the County and state and federal officials after government funds …
Colorado Federal Prisoner's Pastoral Visit Denial Settles For $10,370 by Colorado federal prisoner and Buddhist, Yu Kikumura, brought a Bivens and federal tort action against officials at the United States Penitentiary (USP) at Florence after being denied visits by non Buddhist ministers. The action was settled for $10,370 and the …
Sovereign Immunity Bars RFRA Damages in DC Circuit by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision that sovereign immunity bars damage claims under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). The court found that RFRA does not provide a clear and …
Muslim Prisoners Cannot be Forced to Handle Pork; Qualified Immunity Denied by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Muslim prisoner’s complaint that prison officials disciplined him for refusing to handle pork stated a claim under the First Amendment and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act …
BOP Agrees to Provide Wine to Prisoner for Religious Rituals by Brandon Sample On September 18, 2008, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) settled a lawsuit brought under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) for wine during various religious rituals. Brandon Sample, a federal prisoner and PLN contributing writer, sued the …
Ninth Circuit: Orange County Jail PLRA Injunction May Not be Terminated as to Ongoing Violations by Ninth Circuit: Orange County Jail PLRA Injunction May Not be Terminated as to Ongoing Violations The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has held that evidence of ongoing American with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Behavior Modification Training to Become Part of Washington State DOC by Behavior Modification Training to Become Part of Washington State DOC Governor Chris Gregoire signed Senate Bill 6400 into law on March 20, 2008. The bill enacts a revolutionary concept designed to correct what politicians perceive to be, the morally …
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