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SCOTUS Ruling: Prisons Can't Force Inmates To Shave Beards
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January 21, 2015
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2:58Now Playing"The Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that Muslim inmates will not be required to shave their beards for security purposes, arguing that forcing them to do so would be a violation of religious liberties.
The case, Holt v. Hobbs, was brought to the Court by Gregory Holt, whose request to maintain his beard was rejected by Arkansas prison officials. While Holt said that he would keep his beard to a half-inch in length (Islam forbids men from trimming their beards, so this is a pretty good compromise), the state argued that Holt could possibly 1) alter his appearance by shaving and possibly escape, or 2) hide “contraband” in his beard, like, who knows, a gun. Holt then brought his case to the Court, arguing that his religious freedoms were being violated."
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