
Muslim inmates struggle during Ramadan
Vernon L. Ealy, Jr., a 44-year-old Muslim inmate who also acts as the county prison’s unofficial Imam, filed a lawsuit in January based on multiple grievances he filed against the jail last year.

Vernon L. Ealy, Jr., a 44-year-old Muslim inmate who also acts as the county prison’s unofficial Imam, filed a lawsuit in January based on multiple grievances he filed against the jail last year.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tom Wolf and religious leaders across the commonwealth are encouraging alternative forms of faith gatherings.