Legal Opinion
Shawna Hartmann v. California Department of Corr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2013No. 11-16008PublishedCited by 1,049 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUFFY, District Judge:
California prisoners enjoy state and federal constitutional rights to exercise their religious beliefs. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), in an effort to meet the religious exercise needs of prison inmates, maintains paid full-time and part-time chaplain positions for adherents of five faiths: Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Native American, and Protestant (the “Policy”). Inmates adhering to religions other than these five faiths are permitted to exercise their religious beliefs with the assistance of paid staff chaplains or volunteer…
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