High Court Rules for Inmate's Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice Ginsberg and in which Justice Clarence Thomas concurred, sided with inmates over religious freedom in prison. The case is Cutter v. Wilkinson, 03-9877, opinion is here.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law requiring state prisons to accommodate inmate religions. Justices unanimously sided with Ohio inmates, including a witch and a Satanist, who had claimed they were denied access to religious literature, ceremonial items and time to worship.
The law requires states that receive federal money to accommodate prisoners' religious beliefs unless wardens can show that the accommodation would be disruptive.
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