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Pierre, SD - Court Reinstates Lawsuit over Kosher Prison Food |
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Jul 26, 2008 at 10:08 PM
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Pierre, SD - The South Dakota Supreme Court says a prison inmate serving a life sentence for murder can proceed with a lawsuit alleging prison officials violated his religious rights by changing the way kosher food is prepared for Jewish inmates.
The high court's unanimous opinion reinstates Charles Sisney's lawsuit that seeks to require prison officials to resume the use of prepackaged kosher meals.
In two related cases where Sisney sought damages, the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of nearly all of Sisney's claims.
Sisney pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in 1997 for the shooting death of his former girlfriend, Kathy Marie Cepek, in Sioux Falls. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Jul 26, 2008 at 10:46 PM "YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING" Says:
Sounds very Jewish. Does he need "Bedatz" or will "OU" suffice ???
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Jul 27, 2008 at 03:58 AM Roitzeiach Says:
He needs the Kohein Gadol's wife to cook him his meals in Orei Miklot in South Dakota.
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Jul 27, 2008 at 12:48 PM bigwheeel Says:
{Attempting} to have a Kosher stomach is a good start! Then slowly but surely, the rest of the body (including the brain) will become Kosher! Meanwhile, Kosher food [probably] tastes a lot better than standard prison fare! Or else, why would so many [inmates] suddenly discover their [long lost] Jewish heritage!
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Jul 27, 2008 at 11:53 PM Litvak Says:
"changing the way kosher food is prepared for Jewish inmates" - he isn't complaining that the food isn't kosher, but that they've changed the way it's "prepared" - did they switch shechitas??