Some prisoners say their religion doesn’t allow certain foods, or requires specific cleaning. Several have sued prisons for violating their religious behaviors. In the O’Lone v. Estate of Shabazz case; a group of Muslim prisoners argued that they had to attend a weekly Jum’ah service. Prison officials declined their argument, saying that it would be too much of a risk to allow them to leave outside work to return to the prison. The Supreme Court allowed them to continue to perform other Muslim religious ceremonies, but denied them their right to perform religious services while in prison.
