Prisoner's Complaints About Kosher Meals Rejected

In Morton v. DeShambo, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13003 (USDC WD MI, May 3, 2005), which recently became available, a federal Magistrate in Michigan has recommended that a prisoner's claim regarding accommodation of his religious needs be dismissed. Morton, an inmate at Alger Maximum Correctional Facility claimed that prison officials and staff were intentionally creating problems with Kosher food trays in order to force Jewish prisoners of their Kosher diets and save money for the prison. Plaintiff also claimed the right to a vegan Kosher diet. The Magistrate found that mistakes by the food service staff were isolated and not intentional.