This case, brought by a Muslim prisoner in October 2016, challenges the failure of the Indiana Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide a halal diet with halal meat. Oral argument before the district court on whether or not to issue a permanent injunction was held on July 11, 2017.
Jones v. Commissioner, Dept. of Corrections
Attorney(s)
Kenneth J. Falk, Jan P. Mensz
Date filed
November 1, 2016
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