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| Civil rights group files lawsuit against Michigan Department of Corrections for failure to accommodate Muslim inmates |
| By arabamericannews.com - Ali Harb |
| Published: 05/07/2013 |
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SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, CAIR- MI, filed a lawsuit last week against the Michigan Department of Corrections for not providing adequate nutrition for Muslim inmates throughout the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims are religiously required to refrain from consuming food and beverages from sunrise to sunset. The case also challenges the authorities for not providing halal food to Muslim inmates. Muslims are mandated by their religion to only eat halal meat, obtained from animals slaughtered in accordance with Islamic tradition. Michigan law requires correctional facilities to provide inmates with a diet that contains 2600 to 2900 calories daily. But the lawsuit claims that "upon information and belief," meals offered to Muslim inmates during Ramadan do not fill the nutritional quota required by the State. "The daily caloric intake on the 'Ramadan Bagged Meal' menu ranges, from approximately 1,100 calories to approximately 1,400 calories, depending on the day," reads the lawsuit filed by CAIR-MI on behalf of many Muslim prisoners. Read More. |
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