Inmates sue prison over Native American religious rights

Indigenous Rhode Island Inmates Sue for Religious Accommodations - Legal Reader

Federal law and the First Amendment require that even in prison, the custodians do not get to dictate what is an accepted religion and how it should be practiced,” an attorney for the plaintiffs said in a statement.

Inmates sue prison over Native American religious rights

Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to par

ACLU and RWU Law School Clinic Sue Again Over ACI’s Failure to

Just weeks after the ACLU of Rhode Island and the RWU Law Prisoners’ Rights Clinic announced the favorable settlement of a lawsuit that challenged the R.I. Department of Corrections’ (RIDOC) refusal to accommodate the religious practices of a Native American prisoner to wear a religious headband, the two groups have filed a similar but broader suit on behalf of three other Native Americans at the ACI.   The lawsuit, filed by Jared Goldstein, Dir…