Transgender inmate sues prison over religious rights
CHARLOTTE — A transgender inmate is suing a North Carolina prison, saying it’s blocking her from practicing witchcraft.The Charlotte Observer reports 40-year-old Jennifer Ann Jasmaine says in the lawsuit that chaplains at the all-male Lanesboro Correctional Institution have violated her constitutional rights by restricting when, where and how she can practice Wicca, the religion based on ancient pagan beliefs.Jasmaine also says Lanesboro also refused […]
