Inmate’s Smudging Ceremony Complaint Assessed By Connecticut Federal Judge

Mealey's (July 24, 2018, 2:54 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Allegations by a Native American inmate that a Connecticut prison denied him proper winter attire for outdoor “smudging” ceremonies were partly dismissed July 5 by a Connecticut federal judge (Edison Vidro v. Scott Erfe, et al., No. 18-567, D. Conn., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111750)....