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Posted: 4:47 PM Feb 11, 2012
NV Inmate Scores in Fight Over Kosher Prison Menu
A federal judge in Las Vegas has barred state
prison officials from serving a new "common fare" menu to an
Orthodox Jewish inmate who adheres to a kosher diet while serving a
life sentence for kidnapping.
Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: news@kolotv.com |
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - A federal judge in Las Vegas has barred state
prison officials from serving a new "common fare" menu to an Orthodox Jewish inmate who adheres to a kosher diet while serving a
life sentence for kidnapping.
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro also ordered the Department of Corrections to ask the other 292 prisoners who receive kosher meals whether they want to be included in injunction she issued on Friday.
She set a hearing for April 18 on whether to grant class-action status to the lawsuit filed by 51-year-old Howard Ackerman.
Prison officials say a new menu due out Feb. 21 will accommodate
all diets regardless of religion. But Ackerman says they won't meet all the requirements to be kosher and will violate his First Amendment rights.
Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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wonder when the inmates will start fighting over a bris.
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