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| Native American inmates fight hair length provision |
| By montgomeryadvertiser.com - Brian Lyman |
| Published: 12/11/2013 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court could be the next step for a group of plaintiffs who say Native American inmates in the Alabama Department of Corrections have a religious right to long hair. Plaintiffs for the inmates are preparing to file a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court after the full 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decided on Nov. 19 against review of an earlier decision upholding the DOC’s current policies on hair length. In August, a three-judge panel said that federal law allowed the department to make a “reasoned assessment” of its safety policies. The DOC has argued that hair length is a safety issue, and that allowing inmates to have long hair could make it easier for escaped inmates to change their appearance. Read More. |
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