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Brief • April 18, 2007
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Kuperman v. NH DOC, NH, Report and Rec., Kosher Food Case, 2007 - Nh - Kosher Food Case - Rr 2007 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Albert Kuperman v. Civil No. 06-cv-420-JD New Hampshire Department of Corrections, et al. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Plaintiff Albert Kuperman …
Oklahoma Orthodox Jewish Prisoners Win Kosher Diet by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Three Orthodox Jewish state prisoners won both preliminary and permanent injunctive relief requiring the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) to provide them a Kosher diet at no personal cost. Prisoners Dennis Fulbright, Jon Cottriel and Jerry …
Virginia Prison Minister Indicted on Sex Charges; Ministries Under Fire by Gary Hunter Toney Leon McDonald, an ex-sheriff?s deputy and now ex-prison minister, was arrested on May 17, 2006 on four counts of sexual misconduct with a 23-year-old female prisoner. After posting a $25,000 bond, McDonald surrendered to authorities a …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
Native American Entitled to Prayer Feather by An Arkansas federal district court has held that a Native American prisoner has a constitutional right to possess or use a prayer feather for religious purposes. This action was brought by Billy Joe Wolf, complaining about acts while he was imprisoned at Arkansas? …
Article • November 15, 2006 • from PLN November, 2006
Utah House of Refuge a House of Horrors by Gary Hunter A Utah faith based halfway house for probationers, jail releasees and homeless men, called the House of Refuge, turned out to be a house of horrors for those who lived there. On February 2, 2006, state licensing officials shut …
Brief • November 9, 2006
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Kuperman v. NH DOC, NH, Complaint, Kosher Food Case, 2006 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ALBERT KUPERMAN, Plaintiff V. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, BRUCE CATTELL, INDIVIDUALLY, AND IN HIS CAPACITY OF WARDEN, GREG COMPTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, KIMBERLY LACASSE, …
Brief • November 1, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Gonzales, Complaint, Taxpayer Money for Religious Institutions, 2006 FFRF v. Gonzales Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC.; ANNE NICOL GAYLOR; ANNIE LAURIE GAYLOR; and DAN BARKER, Plaintiffs, v. (Case No. 06 C 0244 …
Brief • October 27, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Gonzales, Article on FFRF Website, Cancellation of "Single-Faith" Programming, 2006 Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. WELCOME Home ABOUT FFRF Our Purposes Getting Acquainted Contact Us Legal Accomplishments PUBLICATIONS Freethought Today Books Brochures & Nontracts NEWS FFRF News Releases Freethought Radio Media Coverage Freethought of …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Former Head New York Islamic Prison Chaplain Pleads Guilty in Gun Case by Until he retired in 2000, Imam Warith Deen Umar, 61, made $67,919 a year as the head Islamic chaplain for the New York state prison system. On June 7, 2006, Umar pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal district …
A Captive Audience For Salvation by Jane Lampman A for-profit prison company stirs hope - and church-state issues - pursuing partnerships with Evangelical Christian ministries. NASHVILLE, TENN. - America has the highest incarceration level in the world, and its prisons serve too consistently as revolving doors. Are faith-based programs in …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Virginia Sheriffs Pay for Christian Ministries by Michael Rigby Several Virginia sheriffs have used public money to pay for services from Christian groups that minister to prisoners, the Virginia-Pilot reported on March 2, 2006. The payments have drawn criticism from some watchdog groups that advocate for a strong separation of …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Virginia Prisoners Challenge Grooming Policy Under RLUIPA by Get in a fight behind bars and in most states, youll serve somewhere between a few days or months in segregation. Refusal to cut your hair in Virginia and youll be segregated until you comply. In 1999 the Virginia Department of Corrections …
RLUIPA Bars Total Ban on Melanic Literature by A Michigan federal district court has entered an injunction that bars the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) from continuing a total ban on Melanic literature, requiring MDOC officials to screen such literature to ensure prohibited materials are prevented entry into MDOC prisons. …
Muslim Prisoner Attacked by Other Muslims May Sue Prison for Failure to Protect by Marvin Mentor The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a California Muslim prisoner who was attacked by fellow Muslims stated two Eighth Amendment claims against prison officials by alleging that (1) they failed to …
Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa Prisons Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program by Michael Rigby Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa Prisons Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Iowa has ruled that the states partial funding of a Christian rehabilitation program is unconstitutional. In a 140-page opinion issued on June …
Article • July 15, 2006 • from PLN July, 2006
Alleged Attacks Plotted By New Folsom Prisoners Uncovered by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke A federal grand jury has indicted four men--two of whom have been prisoners at the California State Prison-Sacramento (New Folsom Prison)--with conspiracy to levy war against the United States, to possess and use firearms in …
Article • June 15, 2006 • from PLN June, 2006
Florida Muslim's Forced Shave Challenge Remanded by David Reutter Florida Muslim's Forced Shave Challenge Remanded by David Reutter Floridas First District Court of Appeal has reversed a circuit courts order denying a petition seeking to declare the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) shave policy unconstitutional when applied to Muslims. Prisoner …
Brief • May 24, 2006
Wofford v. Sutton, IL, PLRA Physical Injury Religious Diet, 2006 Order Case 3:03-cv-00725-JPG-DGW Document 58 Filed 05/24/2006 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS STANLEY WOFFORD, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. RICK SUTTON, Defendants. Case …
Buddhist Prisoner Properly Denied Vegan Diet Under First Amendment; Case Remanded for RLUIPA Claim by David Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoners First Amendment religious exercise right to practice Mahayana Buddhism was not violated by prison officials refusal to provide a vegan diet. The …
Native American California Prisoner Entitled to Religious Exception from Prison Hair Grooming Policy by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, applying the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person Act (RLUIPA) (42 U.S.C. § 2000cc, et seq.), held that the blanket three-inch hair length …
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