Overview
- The ruling concerns a man serving a five‑month sentence who requested exclusively vegan food in custody.
- The court said accommodating every personal belief or worldview in prison catering is not feasible.
- The inmate had cited animal welfare and sustainability, but the judges found no medical or religious grounds.
- The decision affirms the facility’s practice as lawful after the inmate’s complaint and subsequent legal challenge failed.
- Under Bavaria’s prison law, inmates may buy food with house, personal or pocket money, and prisons must provide an appropriate on‑site selection.