Work-prisoner.

50. Work-Prisoner U.S. District Court Fenelon v. Riddle, 34 Fed.Appx. 265 (9th Cir. 2002). An inmate brought an action against prison RELIGION officials, alleging that the First Amendment required the prison to permit him to attend a weekly Jumu'ah service for Muslims, and that time spent at the service should count toward reducing his sentence under a state work incentive program. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the inmate and entered a permanent injunction. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the district court erred in interpreting Jumu'ah as a special religious function in order to "avoid a constitutional quandary." The court noted that the state's voluntary cessation of the alleged unlawful practice did not render the inmate's actions moot...