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Man Robbed By Federal Imposter
Updated: April 3, 2008 05:40 PM
reported by Ray Pedraza
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A Valley man is robbed in broad daylight by someone posing as a federal agent. He told the victim he wanted to see some ID and ended up running off with his wallet.
The victim was approached in a parking lot on the 300 block of South Bryan.
Police say Dan Biller had come outside to check on his dog when he was approached by the suspect who told him he was with the Department of Homeland Security. The suspect asked Biller for identification and as he pulls out his wallet the suspect grabs it and orders Biller to the ground. Biller managed to follow the suspect, with the police on the phone. They are able to arrest him along the expressway.”
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Wyo. Lawsuit Alleges Prison Mealtime Violates Muslim Inmates’ Freedom of Religion
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Posted on 04/04/2008 3:33:55 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Wyo. Lawsuit Alleges Prison Mealtime Violates Muslim Inmates’ Freedom of Religion
Thursday , April 03, 2008
AP
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming that a Wyoming State Penitentiary policy restricting prisoners’ mealtimes violates the constitutional rights of two Muslim inmates.
The ACLU filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on behalf of Joseph Miller and Hurie Purdiman Jr., two inmates serving time at the penitentiary in Rawlins.
At issue is an alleged “20-minute rule” requiring inmates to eat their meals within 20 minutes after the food is delivered to a cell or common dining area, the lawsuit said. The lawsuit seeks for the inmates to be exempted from the rule because it forces them to choose between eating and practicing their religion.
Miller and Purdiman claim that meals have arrived at the same time of day that they’re practicing prayers according to their Muslim faith. On other occasions, meals arrived during a period of religious fasting and then were confiscated before the fast ended at sunset.
“If someone has started their prayer, unless they’re willing to interrupt their prayer and leave at that moment, they forgo their meal because (the guards) won’t go back and open their cell doors,” said Jennifer Horvath, staff attorney for Wyoming Chapter of the ACLU. “It’s not unreasonable to ask for some extra time to finish their meals. They have a right to practice their religion, and the prison has been treating it as a privilege.”
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