On June 16, a jury determined that prison officials didn’t violate an inmate’s rights by confiscating three of his religious items. In March 2005, corrections officer Karen Norman seized a set of prayer beads from inmate David Shaw, who is Muslim, on the grounds that they were an unauthorized color. A year later, Norman also took a prayer rug and copy of the Koran from Shaw’s cell because his ownership of the items wasn’t documented and the Koran’s spine was bound in tape, which inmates aren’t allowed to have. Shaw sued Norman and Sherri Milligan, property officer for his unit, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights. He claimed the seizure of his items unduly burdened his religious practices. The defense argued the items were confiscated because they violated safety and security rules.
Shaw v. Norman, et al., No. 6:07-cv-00443-JDL
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