Hawaiian prisoners incarcerated in Arizona have won certification for their class action alleging they are unconstitutionally prohibited from practicing their native religion.
On Sept. 30, U.S. District Leslie Kobayashi of the District of Hawaii certified Davis v. Abercrombie, a vigorously contested lawsuit that alleges hundreds of Native Hawaiian prisoners have been barred from daily outdoor religious rituals as well as access to sacred objects that are key to their faith.
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