By Katherine Weber
Christian Post
TOWNSEND, Mass. — An inmate is reportedly suing the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for denying him materials he claims are necessary for him to properly express his Wiccan faith.
Daniel LaPlante, who is currently serving a life sentence for the 1987 murder of a Townsend, Mass., mother and her two children, has requested 121 items that he claims will aid him in performing Wiccan rituals.
Among the most interesting of these items include carrot cake, a ritual oil called “Dragon’s Blood,” various colors of pens, hazelnuts, and Mugwort ritual tea.
LaPlante, who is representing himself as a lawyer, has also requested twelve different types of cakes, one for each month of the year, reportedly saying in court documents that the cake variety is meant to “excite the senses” to avoid a somber worship environment.
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