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Beard Length Restriction Upheld, Prior Ruling Reversed

The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing its prior ruling in the same case, upheld a rule by the New York Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) restricting prisoners' beards to one inch in length.

Yevgen Fromer, a observant Orthodox Jew, sued DOCS under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that ...

 

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