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23 Jan 2015, 6:45 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
  It is an error that has plagued the cases of several Native American inmates through several decades of litigation, and we believe that Holt provides the clarity necessary to remedy this persistent issue. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 9:50 am
According to, "Supreme Court OKs Death Row Inmate's Appeal," Skinner was convicted in 1995 of bludgeoning his girlfriend to death and fatally stabbing two of her children on New Year's Eve in 1993. [read post]
21 Jul 2008, 7:50 pm
She estimates that 40% of the inmates in BOP custody have a diagnosable substance abuse problem and that there is an RDAP waiting list of 7,000 inmates. [read post]
31 Jul 2016, 9:59 am by Howard Friedman
., July 25, 2016), the 3rd Circuit (via a footnote) affirmed dismissal of an inmate's complaint that a package containing a Bible was initially rejected as overweight.In Salas v. [read post]
11 Mar 2015, 6:23 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Inmates are made more dangerous and then often released right back into the communities. [read post]
30 Apr 2017, 12:58 pm by Howard Friedman
., April 12, 2017), the 9th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an inmate's RLUIPA complaint regarding restrictions on the wearing of dreadlocks.In Clark v. [read post]
20 Jan 2013, 11:00 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 6618 (D NV, Jan. 16, 2013), a Nevada federal district court allowed a Hebrew Israelite inmate to proceed with his equal protection challenge to a prison rule that limited kosher meals to inmates who obtained outside verification that they were Orthodox or Conservative Jews. [read post]
18 Dec 2016, 7:37 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 172044 (WD OK, Dec. 13, 2016), an Oklahoma federal district court while dismissing a number of claims allowed an inmate to move ahead with his claim regarding an improper halal diet.In Parkell v. [read post]
25 Apr 2016, 1:35 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
But the reasons being suggested for high inmate numbers don't really explain things. [read post]
15 Feb 2016, 10:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
More than 300 inmates in Texas prisons use wheelchairs, Dr. [read post]
13 Apr 2014, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 49876 (ED CA, April 9, 2014), a Muslim inmate complained that halal meals had been replaced by vegetarian meals. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 10:12 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 2120 (ED CA, Jan. 8, 2014), a California federal magistrate judge dismissed with leave to file an amended complaint a Muslim inmate's free exercise, RLUIPA and equal protection claims.In Sessing v. [read post]
17 Jul 2016, 6:51 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 90255 (MD PA, July 11, 2016), Muslim inmates alleged various interferences with their ability to pray 5 times per day. [read post]
10 Mar 2019, 8:35 pm by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 31757 (D DE, Feb. 28, 2019), a Delaware federal district court dismissed Muslim inmates' complaints about the ban on possessing razors and inadequate Ramadan diets. [read post]
1 Jun 2014, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 73106 (D NJ, May 29, 2014), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed an inmate’s complaint that prison rules requiring inmates who work in the kitchen to shave their facial hair discriminates against Muslim, Jewish and Christian inmates who wear beards for religious reasons.In Free v. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 9:53 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 30419, Jan. 27, 2015) and dismissed a Muslim inmate's complaint that he lacked access to a Qur'an during Ramadan and that prison officials failed to remove from Ramadan participation inmates that failed to honor the Ramadan fast. [read post]
15 Mar 2019, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 38282 (WD PA, March 11, 2019), a Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed an inmate's complaint that his kosher diet was rescinded as punishment for his eating kosher foods from another inmate's tray. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 3:57 am by Gritsforbreakfast
That kind of cynical cost-benefit analysis devaluing inmates' lives and health shouldn't be condoned.The next cost-benefit judgment: Does it make more financial sense to pay to extend a water line from the city to the prison, or is there sufficient capacity within TDCJ to move those inmates elsewhere and shutter it? [read post]
12 Apr 2015, 8:31 am by Howard Friedman
., April 7, 2015), the 11th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Santeria inmate's complaint that during a cell search a Santeria artifact was confiscated and a shrine destroyed. [read post]