Northern

FINAL ORDER

This matter came before the Court based on the civil rights complaint of plaintiff, Harry X. Northern, against defendant, Louis S. Nelson, Warden, San Quentin State Prison.

Upon the record herein it appears:

1. That plaintiff had not been allowed to receive on a regular basis the newspaper Muhammad Speaks.

2. That eleven of the thirteen prison facilities hereinafter listed do not have copies of the book entitled The Holy Quran by Usef Ali.

3. That there are currently no provisions for payment by state authorities of a Muslim minister at a rate comparable to that which is paid to chaplains of the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant faiths.

4. That reasonable access to copies of Muhammad Speaks and The Holy Quran are at minimum necessary for effective exercise of plaintiff’s right to practice the Muslim religion.

5. That in the past availability of the newspaper Muhammad Speaks has not resulted in disruption of prison discipline.

6. That plaintiff received disciplinary infractions for the possession of Muhammad Speaks while in San Quentin.

7. That disciplinary infractions resulting from possession of Muhammad Speaks have been deleted from plaintiff’s prison records,…