February 18, 2026
A former prison chaplain who was fired for refusing to train a female minister failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing a suit that amounted to a shotgun pleading, the Florida Department of Corrections has told a federal judge.
December 02, 2025
A former prison chaplain who was terminated by the Florida Department of Corrections for refusing to train a female minister brought a federal suit alleging religious discrimination, saying he was fired for upholding his Christian belief that a woman should not be allowed to preach to male inmates.