Does a prison's restriction on Page 13 access to religious worship violate the First Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McClellan v. Kern Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CASE NO. 1:10-cv-0386-LJO-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Certainly, prisons are allowed to place a variety of restrictions on activities, including even religious worship, for security purposes and other legitimate penological reasons. See Pierce v. County of Orange, 526 F.3d 1190, 1209 (9th Cir. 2008). However, denial of all
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access to religious worship opportunities can violate the First Amendment. Id.
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