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| Justice Dept. looks into state's ban on prison-guard beards |
| By latimes.com - Patrick McGreevy |
| Published: 11/02/2012 |
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SACRAMENTO — California's policy barring beards on prison guards has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Justice Department after a discrimination lawsuit by a Sikh man who said he was denied a job because of his facial hair, which is part of his religious practice. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation settled the lawsuit last year by paying $295,000 to the plaintiff, Trilochan Oberoi, and giving him a $61,000-a-year administrative job. He had been told he would have to shave to be considered for a prison guard job. But the state has maintained its no-beard policy, citing safety issues. Prison guards must be able to wear gas masks during emergencies. Prisons spokeswoman Terry Thornton said she could not comment on the state's policy "because we are currently under investigation of the U.S. Department of Justice.'' San Francisco attorney Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, who represents Oberoi, said she is cooperating with the federal investigation. Read More. |
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