(VTDigger) A Muslim inmate suing top Department of Corrections officials over claims that prison food does not meet his religious dietary needs is pressing ahead to make his lawsuit a class action.
Justin Russell has been engaged in a long-running battle in federal court in Vermont with the corrections department over access to halal food for nearly four years.
Now, Russell, through his attorney David Bond, is making a push to add other Muslim inmates to the lawsuit. Russell is currently incarcerated at Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton.
Bond said previous attempts to make the case a class action have failed due to the lack of proof of other inmates who would likely join the lawsuit.
