Corey Steward v. State of Arkansas

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• holding that a prison could not deny a Buddhist inmate a reasonable opportunity to pursue his faith comparable to that afforded adherents of other religions
• holding that every prisoner is entitled to “a reasonable opportunity of pursuing his faith comparable to the opportunity afforded fellow prisoners”
• concluding that \reasonable opportunities must be afforded to all prisoners to exercise the religious freedom guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendment without fear of penalty\
• concluding that prison officials did not have an affirmative obligation to provide inmate with clothing made with only one fiber
• concluding that prison officials did not have an affirmative obligation to provide inmate with clothing made with only one fiber
• holding that prisoners retain protections afforded by the First Amendment and thus the right of freedom of religion

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