Does a prison regulation restrict the use of a chapel by a prisoner for religious purposes?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Robbins v. Grant, 988 F.2d 121 (9th Cir. 1993):
Cruz, 405 U.S. at 322 n. 2. Moreover, even if a prison regulation interferes with the right of a prisoner to practice his religion, it is valid "if it is reasonably related to legitimate penological interests." Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78, 89 (1987). 1
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