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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 …
Article • May 7, 2018 • from PLN May, 2018
Prison Chaplain Wins Standoff with BOP Over Carrying Pepper Spray by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Rev. Ronald Apollo, head chaplain at FCI Bennettsville, a medium-security federal prison in South Carolina, prevailed against the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in his challenge to a 2015 order that effectively prevented him …
Muthana v. Sumeral, MI, Judgment, Excessive Force Hand Injury, 2018 2:13-cv-14471-MOB-MKM Doc # 51 Filed 02/12/18 Pg 1 of 1 Pg ID 256 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ALI MUSAID MUTHANA, Plaintiff, Case No. 13-14471 v. HONORABLE MARIANNE O. BATTANI LANCE SUMERAL, Defendant. / JUDGMENT …
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 …
Wiccan Prisoner Wins Injunction to Wear Medallion; Case Settles on Remand by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held an Illinois prisoner was entitled to a preliminary injunction permitting him to possess and wear a religious medallion. Gilbert Knowles, incarcerated at the Pontiac Correctional …
Eleventh Circuit: Procedural Dismissals do Not Count as Strikes Under the PLRA by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit held last year that a district court erred in finding the dismissals of a prisoner’s prior civil rights actions due to “lack of jurisdiction” and for “want of prosecution” …
Brief • September 6, 2017
Troutman v. Mutayoba, IL, Merit Review, Religious Worship, 2017 case ~:l/-CV-UU~41-!:)MY-HJU uocument b 1--lleO U~/Uti/1/ t-'age 1 OT~ t-'age IU 1144 IN THE UNITED STA TES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JEASON TROUTMAN, No. S07355, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES MUTAYOBA, STEPHEN KEIM, DAVID RAINS, JOHN BALDWIN Defendants. ) …
Ninth Circuit Reinstates Wiccan Prisoner’s Consent Decree by The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has sharply criticized a district court’s handling of a Wiccan prisoner’s lawsuit, and reinstated a longstanding consent decree in the case. In 1993, California state prisoner William Rouser filed suit on behalf of himself and thirty …
Brief • August 11, 2017
Bartlett v. Atencio, ID, Settlement, Kosher Meals, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00191-CWD Document 32-1 Filed 08/11/17 Page 1 of 9 Richard Eppink AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IDAHO FOUNDATION Idaho State Bar no. 7503 reppink@acluidaho.org P.O. Box 1897 Boise, Idaho 83701 (208) 344-9750, ext. 1202 Craig Durham FERGUSON DURHAM, PLLC Idaho State …
Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017
Seventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Suit Over Denial of Ramadan Meals; $3,600 Settlement by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 4, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a Muslim prisoner who was denied several sack meals during Ramadan. Michael L. …
Brief • May 3, 2017
Bartlett v. Atencio, ID, Complaint, Kosher Meals, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00191-CWD Document 1 Filed 05/03/17 Page 1 of 29 Richard Eppink AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IDAHO FOUNDATION Idaho State Bar no. 7503 reppink@acluidaho.org P.O. Box 1897 Boise, Idaho 83701 (208) 344-9750, ext. 1202 Craig Durham FERGUSON DURHAM, PLLC Idaho State …
Lujan v. Wetzel, NM, Settlement, Religious Freedom, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASE, AND COVENANT OF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the sum of EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($8,500.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, MONICA LUJAN does hereby release, …
Al-Kadi v. Ramsey County et al., MN, Amended Complaint, Religious Discrimination, 2017 CASE 0:16-cv-02642-JRT-TNL Document 28 Filed 03/02/17 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA AIDA SHYEF AL-KADI, Civil No. 16-2642 (JRT/TNL) Plaintiff, AMENDED COMPLAINT v. RAMSEY COUNTY, RAMSEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, and OFFICER JESSICA WALKER, …
Lujan v. Wetzel, NM, Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2016 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 11/4/2016 4:01:14 PM James A. Noel Patricia Serna SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF BERNALILLO STATE OF NEW MEXICO MONICA LUJAN Plaintiff, v. No. D-202-CV-2016-06922 MONICA WETZEL, employee of Corrections Corporation of America, in her …
Nevada Prisoner Receives $500, Other Considerations, in Settlement of Complaint Asserting Numerous Civil Rights Violations by Lonnie Burton On April 18, 2016, the Nevada Department of' Corrections (NDOC) agreed to pay a state prisoner $500 and make other policy changes' as part of a settlement agreement resolving the federal civil …
Article • September 9, 2016
Prison Seminary Program Expands with $2M Donation by For those who believe religion can lower recidivism, a college-level seminary curriculum launched in California's prisons is a godsend. The Urban Ministry Institute (UMI) began as an experiment at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, about an hour southeast of Los Angeles, …
Article • September 9, 2016
First Circuit Holds RLUIPA Does Not Provide Relief from Transfer to Remote Prison Where Opportunities for Religious Exercise Are Limited by The First Circuit has held that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000cc et seg., does not provide a basis for relief where …
Fourth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Virginia Prisoner’s Religious Freedom Suit by The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a Virginia prisoner’s civil rights action that raised claims related to his religious practices and medical care. Prisoner Jesus Emmanuel Jehovah’s complaint alleged prison officials violated his free exercise …
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