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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 …
Article • July 15, 2004 • from PLN July, 2004
California Agrees to Provide Kosher Prison Diet Program by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The California Department of Corrections settled a prisoner civil rights complaint on November 12, 2003 by agreeing to accord approved kosher-observant Jewish prisoners a Kosher Diet Program (Program). The Program provides guidelines for foods …
Wisconsin Contract for Faith-Based Program Does Not Violate First Amendment by Bob Williams Wisconsin Contract for Faith-Based Program Does Not Violate First Amendment by Bob Williams A Wisconsin federal district court has found that a state Department of Corrections (WDOC) contract with a faith-based addiction recovery program does not violate …
Do New York Shiite Prisoners Have a Right to Separate Services? by by Matthew T. Clarke The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a district court improperly dismissed a suit by Shiite Muslim New York state prisoners seeking separate religious services from the Sunni Muslims. Thomas Pugh, Edward …
RFRA May Protect Federal Prisoners' Right to Cast Spells by RFRA May Protect Federal Prisoners' Right to Cast Spells The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (7th Circuit) has reinstated a federal prisoner's religious freedom lawsuit under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1. Kerry …
Article • May 15, 2004 • from PLN May, 2004
Ohio Native American Prisoner Granted Injunction to Grow Long Hair by David Reutter Ohio Native American Prisoner Granted Injunction to Grow Long Hair by David M. Reutter An Ohio federal district court has granted a prisoner at Ohio's Madison Correctional Institute (MCI) a preliminary injunction that allows him to grow …
Jails for Jesus by Samantha M. Shapiro Pastor Don Raymond isn't trained in corrections and is not employed by the government, but he runs a new 140-person wing of the Ellsworth, Kansas, medium-security prison that draws prisoners from throughout the state system. In the phylum of prison staff, Raymond defies …
Virginia Drug Treatment Program Still Violates Establishment Clause by Virginia Drug Treatment Program Still Violates Establishment Clause A federal district court in Virginia held that the Therapeutic Community Program (TCP) of the Virginia Department of Corrections violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The court also held, however, that …
Evidentiary Hearing Required to Determine Communion Service Frequency by The Supreme Court of Mississippi has ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine the frequency prisoners at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman are allowed to receive Communion. Prisoner Donnie Russell, acting pro se, filed a petition in State Circuit Court alleging …
Article • January 15, 2004 • from PLN January, 2004
Massachusetts Constitution Entitles Prisoners to Wear Kufi Caps by Massachusetts Constitution Entitles Prisoners to Wear Kufi Caps A Massachusetts Appellate Court has held Article 46, §1 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution allows prisoners to possess and wear kufi caps. Saifullah Abdul-Alazim, a prisoner at the Massachusetts Correctional Facility …
Total Ban on Aryan Nation Mail Too Restrictive by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that a white supremacy group failed to state a claim as to their recognition as a religious group but that the prison mail policy banning communication with and access to its …
Religious Garments May Be Worn During Prisoner Transport by Bob Williams By Bob Williams The United States District Court for the District of Colorado rejected a plea for qualified immunity by the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) over their refusal to transport a Jewish prisoner while wearing religious Garments. Russell …
Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa Prison's Faith-Based Rehabilitation Program by Michael Rigby A federal judge in Iowa has ruled that the state's partial funding of a Christian rehabilitation program is unconstitutional. In a 140-page opinion issued on June 2, 2006, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Pratt ordered the Iowa Department …
Any Reliance On AA or NA Participation During Parole Consideration Violates Establishment Clause by Any Reliance On AA or NA Participation During Parole Consideration Violates Establishment Clause by John E. Dannenberg The United States District Court, E.D. Cal., ruled that requiring a California life prisoner to attend Narcotics Anonymous (NA) …
God Pod Under Fire by Silja JA Talvi By Silja JA Talvi, Santa Fe Reporter Prison program sparks lawsuit. Faith-based initiatives are all the rage these days, particularly when hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding have been available to programs and agencies that tow the religion-and-social-services approach favored by …
Article • September 15, 2003 • from PLN September, 2003
Washington DOC Settles Kosher Diet Complaints by John E Dannenberg Washington DOC Settles Kosher Diet Complaints by John E. Dannenberg Washington state's Department of Corrections (DOC) settled two 42 USC § 1983 complaints from prisoners who "practiced" Judaism but were denied kosher diets. Both settlements accorded the diets; in the …
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