Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Verdini
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided June 9, 2005No. 034431PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gants, Ralph D., J.
The plaintiffs, Anthony Jackson (“Jackson”) and Willie Wallace (“Wallace”), in 2003 were both Muslim prisoners in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Correction (“DOC”) at MCI-Shirley. According to their complaint, the Holy Quran requires that, every Friday, Muslims participate in Jumuah services in which the Imama Muslim spiritual leaderleads his congregation in public worship. MCI-Shirley in 2003 conducted Jumuah services with an Imam once every two Fridays; the Imam led Jumuah services the other Friday at MCI-Concord. Jackson and Wallace contend that the…
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