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TopicLawsuit: Muslim prisoners being given meager food, pork products during Ramadan
Kazi1212
05/23/18 7:41:41 PM
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ThePieReborn posted...
Kazi1212 posted...
ThePieReborn posted...
_Goggalor_ posted...
Why is this an issue?

Because the law does protect the rights of prisoners to practice their faiths to an extent.


To an extent being the key here. Does accommodating religious dietary needs fall into that category? I guess well see what the courts say

Numerous federal circuits have held as much, and this is just a half-assed glance at Westlaw. See:

Nelson v. Miller (2009)
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1362058.html

Cotton v. Cate (2014)
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memoranda/2014/06/16/12-15829.pdf

LaFevers v. Saffle (1991)
https://casetext.com/case/lafevers-v-saffle

Tl;dr, the state needs a compelling state end to justify deprivation of capacity to practice religious tenets. For example, beard length restrictions are okay because of the safety risk of shit being hidden.


Thanks, this is the kind of data I was looking for.
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