Incarcerated transgender individual files religious discrimination lawsuit seeking accommodations for Wiccan practices at New Jersey women's prison
Marina Volz, a 37-year-old transgender inmate serving 25 years at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, New Jersey for human trafficking and child sexual abuse material production, sued the prison in 2023 alleging religious discrimination. Volz, who identifies as Wiccan, demanded accommodations including the ability to conduct nude rituals, maintain a garden, and access religious items. The case is reportedly in settlement negotiations with the state attorney general's office.
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Breitbart
Trans Pedophile 'Witch' Demanding to Conduct Rituals Nude in New Jersey Women's Prison Allowed Men to Film His Own Young Daughter Being Sexually Abused
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NY Post
Transgender pedo 'witch' demands to be allowed to conduct nude Wiccan rituals in NJ women's prison
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Breitbart emphasizes the inmate's prior crimes and frames demands as extraordinary, while the Post leads with the nude ritual demand within a settlement framework. Both cite the same facts but differ in what context dominates.
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BBreitbartRIGHT118d ago
“Trans Pedophile 'Witch' Demanding to Conduct Rituals Nude in New Jersey Women's Prison Allowed Men to Film His Own Young Daughter Being Sexually Abused”
NYPNY PostRIGHT118d ago
“Transgender pedo 'witch' demands to be allowed to conduct nude Wiccan rituals in NJ women's prison”
