Three Native American inmates at the ACI have filed a lawsuit alleging their religious practices are being denied. The ACLU is representing the inmates, claiming the ACI lacks policies accommodating ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America. It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some ...

(WJAR) — Three inmates of Native American ancestry are suing Rhode Island’s prison system, claiming their religious rights are being violated by not being allowed to participate in ceremonies and have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and the Roger William University School of Law Prisoners’ Rights Clinic on June ...