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The Council on American Islamic Relations in Michigan filed two civil rights complaints Wednesday against the Michigan Department of Corrections regarding allegations that a pregnant woman’s rights are being violated at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility.
The complaints concern Siawtu-Salama Ra, 26, of Detroit. The group alleges she has been denied her right to prayer and practice of her faith — including being refused a Quran with which to pray, a hijab, a prayer rug, prayer beads and food that doesn’t contain or has been cooked with pork products.
In a separate, related complaint filed Wednesday with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Marna Muhammad, a religious and spiritual leader with Masjid Wali Muhammad in Detroit — the oldest mosque in Michigan — claims she has repeatedly been denied clergy visits with Ra, who has been incarcerated since March 5 on a firearms offense.