NEW MEXICO PRISONS AND ICE FACILITIES ARE BEING REMINDED TO ALLOW MUSLIM INMATES THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS WE BEGIN RAMADAN ON TUESDAY. THE REMINDER COMES FROM THE ACLU OF NEW MEXICO. IT’S TELLING PRISONS AND ICE FACILITIES THAT MUSLIM INMATES HAVE A RIGHT TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
THE ACLU’S LEGAL DIRECTOR, LEON HOWARD, SAYS THAT INCLUDES ACCESS TO COMMUNAL PRAYER AND HALAL MEALS BEFORE DAWN AND AFTER SUNDOWN. RAMADAN CONTINUES UNTIL JUNE 14TH.
THE ACLU SAYS THEY RECEIVED A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM MUSLIM INMATES IN PAST YEARS DURING RAMADAN THAT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO OBSERVE THEIR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES.
