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English Only Rule Not Applicable to Group Prayers by Aprison rule requiring prisoners to communicate in the "English language only" can not reasonably be construed to apply to prayers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in a civil rights case. Therefore, the court concluded, prison officials …
Comic Book Censorship Overturned by Everett Lyon is an Iowa state prisoner. He ordered several religious comic books which prison officials censored claiming they would be "disruptive and produce violence" because they were allegedly "anti-catholic and blatantly bigoted." After exhausting his administrative remedies Lyon filed suit under § 1983 claiming …
Article • April 15, 1993 • from PLN April, 1993
Right to Religious Diet Clearly Established by Warren Bass is a Jewish New York state prisoner. Despite the recommendation of the prison rabbi that Bass was sincere in his religious beliefs and should receive a kosher diet, prison officials refused to provide Bass with a kosher diet. Bass filed suit …
Damages Awarded to HIV+ Jail Prisoner by Louise Nolley is an HIV+ prisoner held in the Erie County Jail in New York. She filed suit under § 1983 contending that various jail practices violated her rights. The objectionable practices included: automatically segregating HIV+ prisoners; denying HIV+ prisoners law library and …
Article • March 15, 1993 • from PLN March, 1993
Prisoner Entitled to Religious Diet by Warren Bass is a New York state prisoner who filed suit under § 1983 after being denied a diet of meals prepared in accordance with his religious beliefs. The defendant prison officials moved for summary judgement on the basis of qualified immunity from money …
Article • February 15, 1993 • from PLN February, 1993
APA Partially Applicable to Arizona's DOC by Arizona's Administrative Procedures Act (APA) exempts the Department of Corrections in the formulation of policies that concern only inmates. Brad Wilkinson, a convict at the Tucson Prison Echo Unit, was denied a visit with a religious leader. This was done pursuant to a …
Religious Standards Applied by Gary Bear is an Iowa state prisoner. He is part Native American and sought to participate in Native American Religion (NAR) ceremonies at the Iowa Penitentiary, but was prohibited from doing so by the prison's NAR consultant because he did not have a Bureau of Indian …
Article • November 15, 1992 • from PLN November, 1992
Walla Walla News by The prison chaplain has shut down our Indian group. Stating that we are getting too political. On August 11th, 1992, he called the squad to the chapel, and they surrounded all of the Indians, and asked us to leave the area. Our "Indian" rep from Olympia …
Article • November 15, 1992 • from PLN November, 1992
Muslims Entitled to Prayer Oils by Three Michigan state prisoners at the Jackson State Prison filed suit under section 1983 claiming that a policy banning all use of prayer oils to Muslim prisoners violated their first amendment rights. The district court appointed counsel to represent the prisoners. Both parties moved …
Article • November 15, 1992 • from PLN November, 1992
Gay Prisoner Entitled to Participate in Religious Services by Paul Phelps is a gay Kentucky state prisoner who sued a volunteer prison chaplain and deputy warden claiming they had violated his first amendment right to practice his religion when they refused to allow him to participate in chapel services. The …
Article • September 15, 1992 • from PLN September, 1992
Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Grooming Code by Three Oklahoma state prisoners filed suit challenging the Oklahoma DOC's policy of banning any facial hair or hair longer than 3 inches in length. The prisoners claimed their religious beliefs forbid the cutting of their hair. In two cases requests for preliminary injunctions …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Court Upholds Pulling of Bear Teeth by A native American inmate does not have a right to wear a sharp bear tooth necklace, even if it is religiously motivated, according to a federal appeals court. Kenneth Hall sued Oklahoma prison officials after they confiscated his necklace, arguing this violated his …
Article • May 15, 1992 • from PLN May, 1992
Dismissal of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed by Dismissal Of Religious Freedom Suit Reversed Robert McKinney is an Oklahoma state prisoner who was infracted for refusing to cut his hair and who was not allowed to practice his Native American religion. His religious beliefs forbid him from cutting his hair. McKinney …
Article • April 15, 1992 • from PLN April, 1992
Counsel Should Be Appointed in Religious Suit by Counsel Should Be Appointed In Religious Suit A Muslim prisoner in Nebraska sought to send a $2.00 donation to a Mosque in Lincoln, which prison officials refused to permit him to do. The practice of Zakah, a form of charity, is one …
Article • November 15, 1991 • from PLN November, 1991
Right to Practice Religious Beliefs by Right To Practice Religious Beliefs C.D. Mosier, an Oklahoma state prisoner, is a practitioner of Native American religious beliefs which prohibit him from cutting his hair. The Oklahoma DOC has a grooming code which requires that it's prisoners have short hair, however, exemptions can …
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Brady Religious Sincerity and Imperfection Can Lapsing Prisoners Recover Under Rfpa and Rluipa RELIGIOUS SINCERITY AND IMPERFECTION: CAN LAPSING PRISONERS RECOVER UNDER RFRA AND RLUIPA? Kevin L. Brady† INTRODUCTION Saul and Ananias accidentally killed a man in a bar fight. Both were sent to the same prison. Saul began reading …
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Fbop Standardized Chapel Library Project List Standardized Library Resources: Baha’i Print Media: 1) The Hidden Words by Baha’u’llah (ISBN-10: 193184707X; ISBN-13: 978-1931847070) Baha’i Publishing (November 2002) A slim book of short verses, originally written in Arabic and Persian, which reflect the “inner essence” of the religious teachings of all the …
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State Letter to Kansas Re Christian Private Prison 2010 May 25, 2010 Roger Werholtz, Secretary of Corrections Kansas Department of Corrections 900 SW Jackson 4th Floor Landon State Office Building Topeka, KS 66612-1284 AMERICANS UNITED for Separation of Church and State RE: Oklahoma …
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Ltr to Vadoc Re Religious Censorship 2009 VIA EMAIL AND FIRST CLASS MAIL July 9,2009 Superintendent Joseph Higgs, Jr. Rappahannock Regional Jail P.O. Box 3300 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway Stafford, Virginia 22555-3300 (540) 288-5245 jhiggs@rrj.state.va.us Dear Superintendent Higgs: We write based on concerns brought to our attention by Anna Williams, …
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Usdol Readt4reentry Re Prisom Reentry Toolkit for Faith Based and Community Org Ready4Reentry Prisoner Reentry Toolkit for Faith-Based and Community Organizations Featuring: Innovative Practices, Job Descriptions, and Documents from the Ready4Work Prisoner Reentry Demonstration United States Department of Labor Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................................1 I. …
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