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Prison kosher food ban ruled unlawful

November 5, 2010 09:48

ByJennifer Lipman, Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Jewish prisoners in an Indiana jail could soon be enjoying kosher meals after a judge ruled that only offering a vegan option was against the law.

Matson Willis, an Orthodox Jewish inmate at the state’s Miami Correctional Facility sued the prison last year when kosher meals were scrapped in a bid to cut costs.

But federal judge Jane Magnus-Stinson said the change was a breach of religious rights. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, more than 90 prisoners were affected by the menu change.

Prison officials are now reviewing the ruling ahead of a second hearing on November 30.