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Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Filed under: RLUIPA, Religious Diet
Indiana Prisoner Entitled to Kosher Meals Under RLUIPA by The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) must provide a kosher diet to a Muslim prisoner who said he believes “Islam prohibits rejecting food that Allah has given to humans – including certain types of animal meat.” Prisoner Roman Lee Jones, who …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Fifth Circuit: Louisiana Must Allow Prisoner to Wear Dreadlocks by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s judgment dismissing a lawsuit brought by a prisoner who sought an injunction requiring the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) to allow him to wear dreadlocks. …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Tennessee Sheriff Offered “Church Release” to Prisoners by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff Bucky Rowland was elected to office in 2014 on a platform that promoted prisoner rehabilitation. While it is not unusual for an elected official to give lip service to the concept of rehabilitating …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Texas State Prisoners Fight for Access to Kosher Meals by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke After leading a 12-year legal battle that secured an agreement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to recognize the right of Orthodox Jewish prisoners to receive kosher meals, Max Moussazadeh was released from …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Virginia Prisoner’s Name Change Request for Religious Purpose Requires Hearing by On August 17, 2017, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled a circuit court had abused its discretion in dismissing a prisoner’s application for a name change based upon religious reasons. The Supreme Court held that a religious reason for a …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
$25,000 Settlement to Colorado Jail Prisoner Denied a Quran by In May 2017, the Sheriff’s Department in Adams County, Colorado paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a jail prisoner who was denied access to a Quran during Ramadan in 2015. It also agreed to make changes to jail …
Article • March 1, 2018
Nebraska Prisoner Prevails on Religious Rights Lawsuit by Edward Lyon by Edward B. Lyon On August 21, 2014, a settlement between prisoner Harold Wilson and defendants Diane Sabatka-Rine, Mario Peart and Michael Edison was agreed to by all parties. Nebraska will pay $15,000 in attorney fees and guarantee Wilson access …
Lindon v. Saffold, Complaint, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 1 of 12. PageID #: 1 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 2 of 12. PageID #: 2 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 02/23/18 3 of 12. PageID #: 3 Case: 1:18-cv-00442-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: …
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 …
Artis v. Tanner, IL, Amended Complaint, Religious Freedom, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-06905 Document#: 17 Filed: 02/05/18 Page 1 of 14 PagelD #:124 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MONTEZ ARTIS, Case No. I :17-cv-06905 Plaintiff, vs. Honorable John Z. Lee QUENTIN TANN ER, …
Brief • January 23, 2018
Muthana v. Sumeral, MI, Verdict, Excessive Force Hand Injury, 2018 2:13-cv-14471-MOB-MKM Doc # 48 Filed 01/23/18 Pg 1 of 1 Pg ID 252
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Arkansas Supreme Court: Religious Freedom Preliminary Injunction Requires Hearing by The Arkansas Supreme Court held on March 16, 2017 that a lower court abused its discretion by denying a prisoner’s motion for a preliminary injunction without holding a hearing. Arkansas prisoner Malik Muntaqim is a member of the Nation of …
Brief • January 8, 2018
Teneng v. Trump, CA, Complaint, Conditions of Confinement-Health-Nutrition-Religion, 2018 Case 5:18-cv-01609 Document 1 Filed 08/01/18 Page 1 of 39 Page ID #:1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ballard Spahr LLP One Sin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89135-2958 10 11 12 13 …
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 …
$15.000 Settles Multiple Civil Rights Complaints by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Bureau of Prisons settled multiple civil rights lawsuits brought by prisoner David Y. Merritt in March 2002. Merritt, an imprisoned government informant, filed several lawsuits against the Bureau of Prisons in federal court between 1995 and 2001. …
Article • December 27, 2017
Reversed by Supreme Court, Eighth Circuit Remands Prisoner Grooming Case Back to District Court by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Arkansas state prisoner Larry Jones desired to grow a beard, as his religion required. Arkansas prison officials, citing an Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) policy disallowing beards, said no. Jones …
Article • December 27, 2017
Eleventh Circuit Defers to Alabama DOC on Short Hair Requirement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled against a class of prisoners who challenged the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) hair-length policy as a violation of the Religious Land Use …
Article • December 27, 2017
Filed under: Food, Religious Diet
Indiana DOC Must Offer Passover Diet by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton The Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) agreed after being sued to provide a Passover diet to a prisoner who was denied the meals under a prison policy that said prisoners not on a kosher diet the remainder of …
Article • December 26, 2017
Kosher Diet Denial Reasonable, Religious Headwear Confiscation Not by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded in part a New York federal district court’s summary judgment on a §1983 complaint against the New York State Department of Correctional Service (DOCS). In the complaint Arrello Barnes, a prisoner, alleged …
Article • December 14, 2017
Oregon Habeas Cognizable to Challenge Florida Confinement Under ICC by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals held that prisoners incarcerated in other states under the Interstate Corrections Compact (ICC) may challenge the conditions of their confinement in Oregon habeas corpus actions against Oregon prison officials. In …
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