39.
– The prison minister should be required to investigate the described turn of
events and report to the director;
39.
– It is possible that the visiting minister has seriously overstepped the brief and
should be reported to the superior religious body; an alternative minister may
be requested to carry out the duties in the prison;
39.
– It may be that the religion requires its ministers to behave in this way. This is
unlikely, but it would be very difficult to manage within a prison. In the end, the
prisoners would be likely to suffer because their intransigence would inevitably
mean restrictions on activity;
39.
– The prison director may have to intervene personally with the religious
authorities in order to achieve cooperation.
CASE STUDY 2
39.
– Hard information about the religious requirements of this group of prisoners
must be found before any action can be taken;
39.
– Where possible, contact with a group in the community should be sought for
advice;
39.
– If the religious requirements are binding, the prison director has the options of
providing food within the prison in an acceptable way, receiving food which has
been prepared in the community according to the religious rulings or arranging
to have the prisoners moved to another prison where the requirements can be
met.
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