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• Position: Religion - Brief Article

Shaheed-Muhammad v. Dipsolo 138 F.Supp.2d 99 (D.Mass. 2001). A prisoner brought a pro se civil rights action against employees of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for alleged violation of his right to practice his Muslim religion. The district court held that the prisoner's transfer to a correctional facility outside the jurisdiction of Massachusetts rendered his claims for injunctive relief moot, but that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) did not bar the prisoner's claims under [section] 1983 for violation of his right to practice his Muslim religion. The prisoner alleged that...