Court sides with Va. in not allowing Muslim inmate’s beard. Virginia’s prison system did not violate a Muslim inmate’s religious rights when it refused to allow him to grow a 1/8-inch beard, which he believes is required by his religion, a federal judge has ruled. William Couch, a 50-year-old Sunni Muslim, is a medium-security prisoner…
Detainees with alleged al-Qaida links could be relocated to Bulgaria. As part of the process of deciding whether to oblige the US’s request for the transfer, the governments are working together so that all information regarding their legal status is disclosed. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov stated that taking an inmate would be a strong gesture…
Guantánamo inmate and British resident Binyam Mohamed is said to be sent home to the UK within a short time. The student from West London went on hunger strike on 5 January and is in a very weak physical condition. Trying to avoid a British fatality US authorities have pressed ahead with negotiations. Mohamed says…
A Muslim inmate at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Hartford, Connecticut has filed a lawsuit alleging that prison officials ignored his requests for food and meat conforming to Islamic standards. Ricardo Collins said that he was being denied his constitutional right to freedom of religion said that the denial during Islamic feasts are also denying…
A prison inspection report has detailed the “fear” felt by staff at Whitemoor high security jail in Cambridgeshire at the radicalisation of Muslim prisoners. The Chief Inspector of Prisons said the findings highlighted a growing “disaffection and distance” between Muslim inmates and the prison system. Anne Owers said the growing situation “urgently” needed addressing. The…
