A prison in France has been ordered to make halal meals available to its Muslim inmates in a landmark legal ruling.
A prison in France has been ordered to make halal meals available to its Muslim inmates in a landmark legal ruling.
A prison in France has been ordered to make halal meals available to its Muslim inmates in a landmark legal ruling.
The administrative tribunal in Grenoble in southeastern France ruled that the nearby Saint-Quentin-Fallavier prison must begin serving halal meals in its canteen, citing French laws guaranteeing “free exercise of religion”.
A Muslim inmate at Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, known only as Adrien K, made a request to the prison’s warden in March this year asking for Muslim detainees to be offered the option of halal meals, according to French media reports.
The request was denied, prompting the inmate to appeal to the administrative tribunal.
In a decision dated November 7, the court ruled in favor of the inmate and ordered the prison to provide “regular” menus with halal meat options “within three months”.
