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Title: Cruz v. Beto
Author : Supreme Court of the United States
Release Date : January 20, 1972
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 57 KB

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The complaint, alleging a cause of action under 42 U. S. C. ? 1983, states that Cruz is a Buddhist, who is in a Texas prison. While prisoners who are members of other religious sects are allowed to use the prison chapel, Cruz is not. He shared his Buddhist religious material with other prisoners and, according to the allegations, in retaliation was placed in solitary confinement on a diet of bread and water for two weeks, without access to newspapers, magazines, or other sources of news. He also alleged that he was prohibited from corresponding with his religious advisor in the Buddhist sect. Those in the isolation unit spend 22 hours a day in total idleness.