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  • Murderer wins right to Wiccan religious items behind bars

    12/08/2005 6:15:13 PM PST · by Crackingham · 21 replies · 717+ views
    AP ^ | 12/8/5 | Wayne Parry
    A convicted murderer who practices the Wiccan religion won the right Thursday to receive religious books and items while behind bars. The state Department of Corrections settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey on behalf of Patrick Pantusco, who was convicted of murder, aggravated assault and other offenses in Bergen County in 1998, and sent to East Jersey State Prison at Avenel. He began practicing Wicca in 2002, while serving a 30- to 50-year prison term. Wiccans say their religion is based on respect for the earth, nature and the cycle of the seasons....