Post by CC on Aug 28, 2009 18:08:04 GMT -5
Wiccan inmate sues Texas prison system
Associated Press
Aug. 27, 2009, 8:21AM
Share Print Share Del.icio.usDiggTwitterYahoo! BuzzFacebookStumbleUponMcALLEN — A Texas inmate who is a practicing Wiccan has filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas prison system because he says he can't practice his religion behind bars.
Wicca is a religion that follows the cycle of the moon and seasons and the sun rather than one central deity.
Twenty-eight-year-old Charles Roberts alleges he has asked repeatedly for religious books and to have a service at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Lopez Unit but no arrangements have been made.
Roberts is seeking $500,000 in damages and wants the department to grant his religious requests.
A spokesman for the prison system wouldn't comment on Roberts' specific claims, but said the department has established policies for accommodating minority religious groups.
Associated Press
Aug. 27, 2009, 8:21AM
Share Print Share Del.icio.usDiggTwitterYahoo! BuzzFacebookStumbleUponMcALLEN — A Texas inmate who is a practicing Wiccan has filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas prison system because he says he can't practice his religion behind bars.
Wicca is a religion that follows the cycle of the moon and seasons and the sun rather than one central deity.
Twenty-eight-year-old Charles Roberts alleges he has asked repeatedly for religious books and to have a service at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Lopez Unit but no arrangements have been made.
Roberts is seeking $500,000 in damages and wants the department to grant his religious requests.
A spokesman for the prison system wouldn't comment on Roberts' specific claims, but said the department has established policies for accommodating minority religious groups.