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High Court Sides With Inmates on Religion
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP May 31, 2005 03:45pm |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, May 31, 2005 09:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Supreme Court sided with a witch, a Satanist and a racial separatist Tuesday, upholding a federal law requiring state prisons to accommodate the religious affiliations of inmates.
The three Ohio prisoners sued under the 2000 federal law, claiming they were denied access to religious literature and ceremonial items and denied time to worship.
The law says states that receive federal money must accommodate prisoners' religious beliefs, with such things as special haircuts or meals, unless wardens can show that the government has a compelling reason not to.
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