March 23, 2008
Source: The Buffalo News
Wire Service: AP
http://www.buffalonews.com/nationalworld/state/story/305768.html
Authorities at a county jail have agreed to provide Muslim inmates with meats prepared according to Islamic law, ending a three-year- long legal fight.
Under a settlement approved by a federal judge in Manhattan on March 12, the Westchester County Jail is serving four halal meat dishes a week for Muslim inmates who request them. “Halal” is an Arabic word that means lawful or permitted.