Wednesday, June 24, 2009

ACLU sues over limits on Muslim prayers in prison

As if you needed another reason to dislike the ACLU. AP

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Muslim inmates held in a special unit at the federal prison in Terre Haute say they aren't allowed to pray in groups as often as their religion commands and have asked a federal judge to ease worship limits imposed by the Bureau of Prisons.

The prison in western Indiana houses several high-security inmates, including American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year sentence for aiding Afghanistan's now-defunct Taliban government.

The June 16 lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana challenges limits on Islamic worship in the prison's restrictive Communications Management Unit, where about 30 of the 40 inmates are Muslim.

2 comments:

FeFe said...

We have seen an influx of mini cell phones in Maryland max prisons recently. I often wonder if CAIR or Wahabbis or what have you muslim unindicted terrorist group is providing them because they are more often than not with Islam converts.

kyros said...

interesting, could the mini cell phones be incentives to convert?