Drug Rehabilitation Program May Violate Prisoner's Rights

In a recent Delaware federal district court case, Munir v.Kearney, 2005 US Dist. LEXIS 7624 (D. Del., 4/29/2005) brought by a prisoner, the court ordered the parties to present more evidence on plaintiff's claim of religious freedom infrngement. Mansa Munir argued that completing an essay question assignment that was part of the prison's substance abuse rehabilitation program would violate his religious beliefs. The court asked for further evidence on whether plaintiff had alternative means of exercising his religious freedom and whether it would overy burden defendants to accommodate plaintiff through an alternative essay question.