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Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail by Gary Hunter Scandal, Suicides, Corruption and Abuse Abound at New York Citys Rikers Island Jail by Gary Hunter When Rikers Island was purchased in 1884 it was only 87 acres. The city of New York made …
Brief • May 3, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Chao, 7th Circuit, Opinion Denying Rehearing, 2006 Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Chao, 447 F.3d 988 (2006) 447 F.3d 988 United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
New Jersey Settles Prisoners Freedom of Religion Suit by New Jersey Settles Prisoners Freedom of Religion Suit On November 14, 2005, the state of New Jersey settled a prisoners civil rights lawsuit by paying him $2,000 and allowing him to practice the Wicca religion and to receive related literature and …
Nebraska Native American Prisoners' Religious Program Reinstated by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Native American prisoners and Nebraska's then Director of Corrections, Harold Clarke, reached a settlement agreement on March 15, 2005 in U.S. District Court (D. Neb.) to reinstate the Native American prisoners' club (Native American Spiritual and …
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
Seventh Circuit Reverses § 1915(e)(2) Dismissal of Meritorious Complaint by by Bob Williams The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reversed a Wisconsin Federal District Court's dismissal of a prisoner complaint the district court found to have probable merit but dismissed under 28 U.S.C. § 191S(e)(2) screening because …
Brief • January 13, 2006
Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc. v. Chao, 7th Circuit, Taxpayer Standing, 2006 433 F.3d 989 (2006) FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Department of Labor, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-1130. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 13, 2005. Decided …
Ban on Separatist Religious Publication by Ban on Separatist Religious Publication Reversed by Eighth Circuit The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment to prison officials related to the refusal to deliver a religious publication they deemed to be racially inflammatory Missouri Department of …
Article • November 15, 2005 • from PLN November, 2005
Procedural Default In Exhausting State Administrative Remedies Held Not A Bar To Bringing § 1983 Act by Procedural Default In Exhausting State Administrative Remedies Held Not A Bar To Bringing § 1983 Action; Supreme Court Grants Review by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, deepening a …
Beyond the God Pod by Silja da Talvi By Silja Ja Talvi Published: March 9, 2005 "Don't forget that Jesus himself was a prisoner." --New Mexico Department of Corrections Secretary Joe Williams, at the American Correctional Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, January 2005. "Strongly guarded & is the separation between religion …
Article • September 15, 2005 • from PLN September, 2005
Confiscation of "New Afrikan" Literature May Violate First Amendment by Confiscation of "New Afrikan" Literature May Violate First Amendment The Second Circuit Court o Appeals reversed a New York district court's dismissal of a prisoner's complaint alleging violation of his rights under a Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
Massachusetts Law, Not PLRA, Applies to Attorneys Fee Award in State Court § 1983 Action for Native by Massachusetts Law, Not PLRA, Applies to Attorneys Fee Award in State Court § 1983 Action for Native American Rights A Massachusetts Superior Court has held that the determination of an appropriate attorney's …
Article • August 15, 2005 • from PLN August, 2005
RLUIPA Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court by by John E. Dannenberg A unanimous United States Supreme Court held that § 3 of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), 42 U.S.C. §2000cc-1(a) (1-2), which proscribes the government from imposing a substantial burden on the religious exercise …
California Muslims' Prayer Attendance And Religious Beard Injunction Made Permanent; $289,011 Awarded in Fees by California Muslims' Prayer Attendance And Religious Beard Injunction Made Permanent; $289,011 Awarded in Fees by John E. Dannenberg The U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal.) granted summary judgment and entered a permanent injunction (PI) against the …
Article • April 15, 2005 • from PLN April, 2005
Florida's Faith-Based Programs Under Watchful Eyes by David Reutter by David M. Reutter With budget cuts eliminating its substance abuse programs and most educational programs in its prisons, the State of Florida is turning to religious groups to rehabilitate its prisoners. Since 1995, Florida's prison population has exploded from 62,000 …
Sample v. Lappin, DC, RFRA Complaint, Passover Wine, 2005 Case 1:05-cv-00596-PLF Document 1 Filed 03/22/2005 o Page 1 of 7 FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NANCY MAYER WHiTTiNGTON CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COUIlT' BRANDON S. A~LE"""., § . \<...53q'4;~v·' v •. ~~: ~~ ~-= …
Article • February 15, 2005 • from PLN February, 2005
Iowa Must Give Kosher Meals to Civilly Committed Sex Offender by John E Dannenberg Iowa Must Give Kosher Meals To Civilly Committed Sex Offender by John E. Dannenberg The United States District Court (S.D. Iowa) ordered that Kosher meals be provided without co-payment to an Orthodox Jewish prisoner who is …
Article • December 15, 2004 • from PLN December, 2004
New Jersey Vegetarian Meals Satisfy Halal Dietary Obligations by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Third U.S. Court of Appeals held that legitimate cost and convenience factors supported the New Jersey Department of Corrections' (NJDOC) decision to provide the 280 observant Muslims with only vegetarian Halal (Islamic ritually …
Prisons, Profits and Prophets by Bill Berkowitz The nation's largest private prison corporation is joining forces with conservative faith-based ministries by Bill Berkowitz In an era where the Bush Administration touts faith-based organizations as engines of individual and social transformation, and is actively recruiting and funding religious organizations to deliver …
Article • September 15, 2004 • from PLN September, 2004
Captive Audience: Ohio Wants to Bring Prisoners to Jesus, the Law Be Damned by Kevin Hoffman On August 12, 2003, the Marion Correctional Institution played host to a most unlikely revival. The Promise Keepers, the international men's Christian ministry, put on a four-hour service for about 1,000 men, more than …
Is It Criminal to Be a Muslim Civilian or Military Prison Chaplain? by by Matthew T. Clarke It may not yet be criminal to be a Muslim prison chaplain, but they are certainly being singled out and subjected to a heightened level of scrutiny in the New York, federal and …
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