Muslim Florida Prisoner Awarded Permanent Injunction to Grow Untrimmed Beard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On August 14, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded a permanent injunction to state prisoner Owen D. Denson, a Muslim known as Abdul Hakeen Jahmal Naseer Shabazz, …

Florida Prisoners Not Required to File Rulemaking Petition to Satisfy PLRA Exhaustion Requirement by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On July 31, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an argument by the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) that a state prisoner’s suit should be …

Pickens v. McMahon, IL, Settlement, Religious Worship, 2021 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS FOR THE SOLE AND ONLY CONSIDERATION of a total of FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4,000.00), paid by and on behalf of DUSTIN HEUERMAN, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND/OR HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, (hereinafter referred …

DOJ Settlement Between USA and Michigan DOC, Right to Religious Worship, 2021 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (“AGREEMENT”) I. 1. INTRODUCTION On December 10, 2019, the United States began an investigation into the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) pursuant to the Religious Land Use …

Priest v. Superintendent D. Holbrook, WA, Claim, Protection of Religious Articles, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 20-35178 DAVID R. PRIEST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUPERINTENDENT D. HOLBROOK, CPM JACKSON, CUS A. ALVAREZJACKSON, SGT DAVID BREWER, C/O DUNCAN AND C/O DOE, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from …

Smith v. Dozier, GA, Order, Religious Freedom, 2020 Case 5:12-cv-00026-WLS-CHW Document 268 Filed 02/25/20 Page 1 of 7 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION LESTER JAMES SMITH, Plaintiff, v. GREGORY DOZIER, Defendant. : : : : : : : : : CASE …