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| Michigan Prisons To Provide Halal Meals Under Settlement With ACLU |
| By detroit.cbslocal.com |
| Published: 11/22/2013 |
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The Michigan Department of Corrections has agreed to provide special halal meals to Muslim inmates. Under a court-approved settlement reached with the American Civil Liberties Union, state prisons will also allow Muslim inmates to attend religious observances that may conflict with work assignments and expunge any disciplinary action taken against those who refused work due to their faith. Michigan had provided Kosher meals to the state’s Jewish inmates but had not made similar accommodations Muslim convicts. The settlement mandates that Muslim inmates be provided halal meals, or meals prepared accordance with religious tenets. Islam forbids consumption of pork, and Allah’s name must be invoked before an animal is slaughtered, by a Muslim, in a specific way. Also as a part of the settlement, the MDOC must also now allow Muslim inmates to congregate for a meal on the two Eid holidays. Read More. |
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