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Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

The ACLU of Louisiana is representing Christopher Ware, a Rastafarian prisoner whose religious beliefs require that he wear his hair in dreadlocks and whose rights would be violated by DOC’s grooming policies, which prohibit dreadlocks.
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Jan 25, 2011
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Mason v. Tangipahoa Parish Council

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Jul 05, 2017
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Jul 05, 2017
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Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

The ACLU of Louisiana is representing Christopher Ware, a Rastafarian prisoner whose religious beliefs require that he wear his hair in dreadlocks and whose rights would be violated by DOC’s grooming policies, which prohibit dreadlocks.
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Jan 25, 2011
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Mason v. Tangipahoa Parish Council

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