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Justice Department Sues California Under RLUIPA On Behalf of Sikh Inmate

By Howard M. Friedman

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday that it has filed a RLUIPA lawsuit against the state of California and its prison system after concluding that the state's inmate grooming policy violates the rights of a Sikh prisoner. Sukhjinder S. Basra, an inmate at the California Men?s Colony in San Luis Obispo, has been punished by prison officials for wearing a beard as required by his religious beliefs. The Justice Department says that its filing also seeks to have it participate in a lawsuit already filed on behalf of the inmate.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on March 16, 2011 (boomark / email).

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