The Detention Facility was not required to purchase religious materials for Indreland at their own expense. See Cutter v. Wilkinson, 544 U.S. 709, 125 S.Ct. 2113, 161 L.Ed.2d 1020 (2005) (RLUIPA does not require a State to pay for an inmate's devotional accessories); Charles v. Verhagen, 348 F.3d 601, 605 (7th Cir. 2003) (overturning prohibition on possession of Islamic prayer oil but leaving inmate-plaintiff with responsibility for purchasing the oil); Frank v. Terrell, 858 F.2d 1090 (5th Cir. 1988) (rejecting claim of Jewish inmate that prison must provide him free religious books and materials); Mack v. Reynolds, 2000 WL 1808277 (N.D.Tex. 2000) ("There is no legal or constitutional requirement that inmates be provided with religious materials at government expense."); and Cruz v. Beto, 405 U.S. 319, 92 S.Ct. 1079, 1082, 31 L.Ed.2d 263 (1972) (Burger, C.J., concurring) ("There cannot possibly be any constitutional or legal requirement that the government provide materials for every religion and sect practiced in this diverse country. At most, [religious] materials cannot be denied to prisoners if someone offers to supply them.").
The Detention Facility was not required to purchase religious materials for Indreland at their own expense. See Cutter v. Wlikinson, 544 U.S. 709, 125 S.Ct. 2113, 161 L.Ed.2d 1020 (2005) (RLUIPA does not require a State to pay for an inmate's devotional accessories); Charles v. Verhagen, 348 F.3d 601, 605 (7th Cir. 2003) (overturning prohibition on possession of Islamic prayer oil but leaving inmate-plaintiff with responsibility for purchasing the oil); Frank v. Terrell, 858 F.2d 1090 (5th Cir. 1988) (rejecting claim of Jewish inmate that prison must provide him free religious books and materials); Mack v. Reynolds, 2000 WL 1808277 (N.D.Tex. 2000) ("There is no legal or constitutional requirement that inmates be provided with religious materials at government expense."); and Cruz v. Beto, 405 U.S. 319, 92 S.Ct. 1079, 1082, 31 L.Ed.2d 263 (1972) (Burger, C.J., concurring) ("There cannot possibly be any constitutional or legal requirement that the government provide materials for every religion and sect practiced in this diverse country. At most, [religious] materials cannot be denied to prisoners if someone offers to supply them.").
This court generally upheld that policy in Harper v. Huff, 05 cv 439 (W.D. La.), a case in which a prisoner insisted that prison officials purchase him a book called A Witches' Bible. Authorities cited for that decision included Frank v. Terrell, 858 F.2d 1090 (5th Cir. 1988) (rejecting claim of Jewish inmate that prison must provide him free religious books and materials);Mack v. Reynolds, 2000 WL 1808277 (N.D. Tex. 2000) ("There is no legal or constitutional requirement that inmates be provided with religious materials at government expense."); and Cruz v. Beto, 92 S.Ct. 1079, 1082 (1972) (Burger, C.J., concurring) ("There cannot possibly be any constitutional or legal requirement that the government provide materials for every religion and sect practiced in this diverse country.
This court generally upheld that policy in Harper v. Huff, 05 cv 439 (W.D. La.), a case in which a prisoner insisted that prison officials purchase him a book called A Witches' Bible. Authorities cited for that decision included Frank v. Terrell, 858 F.2d 1090 (5th Cir. 1988) (rejecting claim of Jewish inmate that prison must provide him free religious books and materials);Mack v. Reynolds, 2000 WL 1808277 (N.D. Tex. 2000) ("There is no legal or constitutional requirement that inmates be provided with religious materials at government expense."); and Cruz v. Beto, 92 S.Ct. 1079, 1082 (1972) (Burger, C.J., concurring) ("There cannot possibly be any constitutional or legal requirement that the government provide materials for every religion and sect practiced in this diverse country.