(Journal Sentinel) The Waukesha County Jail has made religious texts more accessible, and contracted a new food service to meet constitutional standards that protect religious freedom, following a Muslim inmate’s report of religious discrimination, said an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.
According to an ACLU news release, when Shayne Longley, 28, requested a Quran, he was told by Waukesha County Jail staff to purchase one from the commissary.
Longley, a Muslim, also didn’t have access to meals that satisfy a halal diet. He said he felt shocked, upset and discriminated against, so he wrote to the ACLU.
“I didn’t want any other Muslim brother or sister coming here to go through what I went through,” said Longley. “I wanted to make a change.”
