OAR 291-143-0112: Religious Dietary Accommodations

(1) The department will satisfy the special religious dietary needs of inmates within the context of the Food Services cyclical menu. (2) Requests for inmate religious dietary needs that cannot be satisfied within the context of the Food Services cyclical menu will be considered. (a) Inmate requests for special religious diets must be rooted in religious exercise. (b) The inmate must sign a religious diet participation agreement committing to adhere to the diet requested. Violation of the agreement may result in a re-examination of the inmate’s commitment to the religious tradition in which the diet is observed. An inmate may submit a request for religious accommodation as outlined in OAR 291-143-0115.