Oregon Prisons Sued over Denying Muslim Inmates’ Halal Meals, Holiday Visits - The Corvallis Advocate

Oregon Prisons Sued over Denying Muslim Inmates’ Halal Meals, Holiday Visits - The Corvallis Advocate

Three incarcerated Muslim men in late June sued the Oregon Department of Corrections in federal court on the grounds of religious discrimination, teeing up the most forceful effort yet to mandate state prisons ensure accommodations for Islamic holidays and the prevention of pork consumption. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Oregon chapter announced the suit in early July, representing inmates who say that since the COVID-19 pandemic, t…