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| Michigan’s Muslim inmates are denied proper nutrition during Ramadan, lawsuit claims |
| By nydailynews.com - Carol Kuruvilla |
| Published: 04/29/2013 |
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A civil rights group has filed a federal lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections on behalf of four Muslim inmates who claim they were victims of religious discrimination. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) alleges that the inmates haven’t been receiving adequate nutrition during the month-long Ramadan fast and are being forced to eat food that is not prepared according to religious laws. RELATED: WHOLE FOODS RAMADAN TROUBLE The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, alleges that the state’s Ramadan meals contain about 1,100 - 1,400 calories. State policy requires that inmate meals should amount to between 2,600 and 2,900 calories every day, the Detroit Free Press reports. In addition, several inmates’ bagged meals were reportedly delivered after sunrise. Since observers of Ramadan fast from sunrise to sunset, the inmates were unable to eat their breakfasts. Read More. |
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