A Muslim inmate who was placed in solitary confinement conditions for more than two months after refusing to drink water during the Ramadan fast to provide a urine sample has had his First Amendment claim reinstated.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Darryl Holland’s First Amendment right to free exercise of religion was “substantially burdened” by prison officials who punished him for his refusal to drink water during the daylight hours of Ramadan.
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