Enforcing religious freedom in prison.

Enforcing religious freedom in prison.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Imprint:	Washington, DC : U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, [2008]
Description:	1 CD-ROM : col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Subject:	Freedom of religion -- United States. Prisoners -- Religious life -- United States. Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. Freedom of religion. Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. Prisoners -- Religious life. United States.
Format:	U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7925827

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Notes:	Title from pdf title screen. "September 2008." Shipping list no.: 2009-0015-E. Includes bibliographical references. "This report is available on disk in ASCII Text and Microsoft Word 2003 for persons with visual impairments." System requirements: PC with CD-ROM drive; Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Summary:	From Executive summary: This report focuses on the government's efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws prohibiting religious discrimination in the administration and management of federal and state prisons. Prisoners in federal and state institutions retain certain religious exercise rights under the Constitution and statutes including the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUPIPA), the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and the Civil rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). Many states have similar provisions in their state constitutions and in state law modeled on RFRA. These rights must be balanced with the legitimate concerns of prisons officials, including cost, staffing, and most importantly, prison safety and security. Reconciling these rights and concerns can be a significant challenge for penal institutions, as well as courts.
Other form:	United States Commission on Civil Rights. Enforcing religious freedom in prison xiv, 212 p. United States Commission on Civil Rights. Enforcing religious freedom in prison xiv, 212 p.
GPO item no.:	0288-A
Govt.docs classification:	CR 1.2:R 27/4/CD

Table of Contents:

Introduction and overview
Prisoners' free exercise claims
The Department of Justice's enforcement of prisoners' free exercise rights
Judicial response: analysis of cases alleging religious discrimination in prison
Commission's findings and recommendations
Statements of Commissioners
Appendices
Figures
Tables.