Suit brought by 5 Colorado convicts who claim religious discrimination
Five inmates at a Florence prison camp have sued the federal prison system claiming they are denied the same religious privileges as Muslims, Native Americans, Vikings, Catholics and Mormons.
Kendrick Barnes, David A. Banks, Demetrius K. Harper, Clinton A. Stewart and David A. Zirpolo sued the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Chaplain Jason Henderson and the Florence Minimum Security Camp Facility.
Colorado Springs attorney Gwendolyn Lawson filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Denver. The inmates have all been members of the non-denominational Colorado Springs Fellowship Church founded in 1981.
The inmates seek a court injunction ordering Warden C. R. Goetz and Henderson to allow them to view DVDs of their religious services and let them have access to the King James Bible and magazines about their beliefs and practices.
Five inmates at a Florence prison camp have sued the federal prison system claiming they are denied the same religious privileges as Muslims, Native Americans, Vikings, Catholics and Mormons. The inmates are members of the non-denominational Colorado Springs Fellowship Church founded in 1981. Photo courtesy Colorado Springs Fellowship Church.
Five inmates at a Florence prison camp have sued the federal prison system claiming they are denied the same religious privileges as Muslims, Native Americans, Vikings, Catholics and Mormons. The inmates are members of the non-denominational Colorado Springs Fellowship Church founded in 1981. Photo courtesy Colorado Springs Fellowship Church.