Unless I'm wrong, don't inmates already have a right to see their religious advisors?
If so, I object to this bill as it's likely a prelude to allowing state-sponsored murder via execution.
Capital punishment has already been banned constitutionally.
Here's my original advocacy in the Senate thread:
As the author of this bill, I will provide some context: the IRL SCOTUS has demonstrated a mixed record with regard to death row inmates being allowed to have clergy present at the time of their executions. Most recently, SCOTUS ruled that Alabama may not execute a Christian inmate without his pastor present. This sadly was not the case just two years earlier in that same state, when SCOTUS denied a Muslim inmate's request to have his imam present in the execution chamber.
Although we have constitutionally abolished the death penalty in Atlasia, I believe this bill is necessary to ensure that inmates always have the right to visitation by clergy, without regard to the inmate's religious views. This is a standard that must be applied consistently, in line with our constitution which prohibits obstruction of the freedom to worship.
