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Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Dismissal of Prisoner’s Native American Religion Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 10, 2019, the Nevada Supreme Court reversed a summary judgment order dismissing a prisoner’s claim that requiring him to prove tribal affiliation or otherwise demonstrate Native American association or ethnicity before …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Muslim Civil Rights Group Files Discrimination Suit Over Virginia Jail’s “God Pod” by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In November 2018, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of four Muslim prisoners at the Riverside Regional Jail in North Prince George, Virginia. The …
Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Alaska Supreme Court Rules Against Muslim Prisoner on Correspondence Ban by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Unlike most state prison systems, Alaska’s Department of Corrections (DOC) usually allows prisoners to correspond by mail with prisoners in other units. In February 2014, prison officials adopted a policy that prohibited prisoners assigned …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, MN, Settlement Agreement, Religious Discrimination, 2019
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 • July 9, 2019
Yehia v. Michigan Department of Corrections, complaint, racial discrimination, harassment, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-12019-SFC-RSW ECF No. 1 filed 07/09/19 PageID.1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION HIZAM YEHIA Case No. Honorable Plaintiff, v. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, and FRANK SAWYER in his individual capacity, Defendants. JONATHAN R. …
Native American Prisoners Win Lawsuit Over Right to Wear Long Hair by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On January 24, 2019, a Texas federal district court held that three Native American prisoners had the right to wear long hair as required by their religious beliefs. Teddy Norris Grey Hawk Davis, …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, et al., MN, Ruling, Religious Discrimination, 2017 CASE 0:16-cv-02642-JRT-TNL Document 97 Filed 06/12/19 Page 1 of 45 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civil No. 16-2642 (JRT/TNL) AIDA SHYEF AL-KADI, Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RAMSEY COUNTY; RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; and OFFICER JESSICA …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County, MN, Ruling, Religious Discrimination, 2019 CASE 0:16-cv-02642-JRT-TNL Document 97 Filed 06/12/19 Page 1 of 45 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civil No. 16-2642 (JRT/TNL) AIDA SHYEF AL-KADI, Plaintiff, v. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RAMSEY COUNTY; RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE; and OFFICER JESSICA WALKER, OFFICER …
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 …
Brief • May 2, 2019
Arnold v. Smith, PA, Complaint, Violation of Religious Rights, 2019 Case 1:19-cv-00750-YK-SM Document 1 Filed 05/02/19 Page 1 of 22 E.D.Pa AO Pro Se 14 ( Rev. 04/18) Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the ft~Uk 1ii'::rs1m=a, District of Pennsylvania p /}'- t ~j'\,P;,O f …
New York Muslim Prisoner Wins Injunction to Pray on Recreation Yard by In January 2018, a New York federal district court issued a preliminary injunction that required officials at the Cayuga Correctional Facility to allow a Muslim prisoner “to participate in individual, demonstrable prayer” on the prison’s recreation yard, “absent …
Article • April 2, 2019 • from PLN April, 2019
Nevada: Muslim Prisoner Awarded $39,260 in Damages Plus Attorney’s Fees by A Nevada federal jury initially awarded $28,800 to a state prisoner after finding that officials at the Southern Desert Correctional Center had violated his religious and equal protection rights, and one guard used excessive force. Prisoner Reginald C. Howard …
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, …
Article • March 6, 2019 • from PLN March, 2019
North Carolina Prison Guard Sues Over Religious Discrimination by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin As PLN has reported numerous times, before the Supreme Court’s ruling in Holt v. Hobbs, 135 S.Ct. 853 (2015) [PLN, Aug. 2015, p.50], Muslim prisoners were routinely denied their right to grow a beard as required …
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 …
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 …
Article • November 7, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Defense Investigator Jailed for Initially Refusing to Testify in Death Penalty Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Greta Lindercrantz, 67, was jailed for contempt of court by Arapahoe County, Colorado District Judge Michelle Amico on February 26, 2018. Lindercrantz, a Mennonite defense investigator, had refused to testify in a …
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