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adopted sub nom. Ben–Kushi v. Kautzky, No.
Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, 146 Cong.
105th Cong. 3, 38 (Statement of Isaac M.
Court. The parties have also been given appropriate notice.
incarcerated persons of access to religious materials.
for networking, mentorship, and career development.
and educate the broader community about Sikhism.
to freedoms of speech and religious expression.
prison practices and civil rights prison litigation.
the Turner standard in at least three other Circuits.
suits challenging similar publication bans in prisons.
texts, are frequently limited by prison regulations.
prison.” Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520, 545 (1979).
impinges on inmates’ constitutional rights.” 482 U.S.
to justify it.” Id. at 89 (citation omitted).
based on its ad content.
Unquestioning Deference to the FDOC.
“show more than simply a logical relation.” Beard v.
those security concerns and the regulation imposed.
officials. 548 U.S. at 529-30. Similarly, in Overton v.
[it] might reach a different conclusion.” Id. at 134.
Institutionalized Persons Act (“RLUIPA”), 42 U.S.C.
Muslim incarcerated person’s ability to grow a beard.
evidence satisfying the Turner standard.
persons with religious texts or materials.
Legal News v. Cook, 238 F.3d 1145, 1151 (9th Cir.
no evidence to support an identified security concern.
issue and the asserted justification” for the policy.
paper. Crime Justice & America, 876 F.3d at 970.
Wolf v. Ashcroft, 297 F.3d 305, 308 (3d Cir. 2002).
to show that the restriction is justified.” Brown v.
interests alleged to be advanced.
to satisfy this factor. That burden should not be zero.
limited by regulations like the one at issue here.
free exercise rights of incarcerated persons.
through the study of religious texts.
is often accomplished in the original Arabic language.
teaching and study of the Torah. See Ronald L.
to the Commandments of Judaism 16-17 (2005).
faith and exercising religious beliefs.
the successful rehabilitation of incarcerated persons.
significantly reduces the hazard of rearrest).
Such considerations are not mere conjecture.
recommendation adopted sub nom. Ben–Kushi v.
Kautzky, No. 4:03-CV-40038, 2005 WL 8136542 (S.D.
Library Project and Free Exercise Rights, 11 U. Pa. J.
Prisons to Restore Purged Religious Books, N.Y.
Times (Sept. 26, 2007), https://nyti.ms/2pWfvwq.
Practice to Freely Practice Their Faith.
thrive under a deferential standard of judicial review.
Religious Freedom in Prison at Table 2.1 & 26.
Salahuddin v. Goord, 467 F.3d 263, 275-79 (2d Cir.
must be satisfied under the first Turner factor.
particularly vulnerable to discrimination in prison.
Petition for Writ of Certiorari.

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