context: Promoting the efficient allocation of prison resources has been recognized as a legitimate governmental interest.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: prison's policy of providing Muslim inmates vegetarian meals, rather than Halal meals with meat in conformance with the Muslim inmates' religious beliefs, was rationally related to legitimate peno-logical interests in, among other things, simplified food service and staying within the prison's budget
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Williams v. Morton, 343 F.3d 212 (3d Cir.2003) (prison’s policy of providing Muslim inmates vegetarian meals, rather than Halal meals with meat in conformance with the Muslim inmates’ religious beliefs, was rationally related to legitimate peno-logical interests in, among other things, simplified food service and staying within the prison’s budget).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: recognizing prison's legitimate penological interest in efficient and economical operations in the context of an alleged Establishment Clause violation
citation_b.sentence: See also Orafan v. Goord, 411 F.Supp.2d 153 (N.D.N.Y.2006) (recognizing prison’s legitimate penological interest in efficient and economical operations in the context of an alleged Establishment Clause violation); Breakiron v. Neal, 166 F.Supp.2d 1110 (N.D.Tex.2001) (County’s act of deducting payments from prisoner’s inmate trust account for medical services rendered was rationally related to county’s legitimate interest in the efficient use of prison resources for purposes of Equal Protection Claim).