(Washington Times) A Muslim inmate at the Green Rock Correctional Center in Chatham, Virginia, is suing for what he claims is the prison’s denial of accommodations during Ramadan, a monthlong religious observance that calls for fasting from dawn to sunset.
Alexander Crichlow said he converted to Islam in January but has been denied receiving breakfast before sunup and a double serving of dinner at sunset, which is in keeping with the accommodations other Muslim inmates at the mid-level facility receive, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, whose attorneys are representing the inmate.
Prison officials also allegedly bar Mr. [Crichlow] from participating in congregational prayers and meals breaking the daily fast.
