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Justice Department Sues California Prison System Alleging Religious Discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to allow for correctional officers to wear facial hair as an expression of their religious faith. 

According to the lawsuit, the DOJ claims that the CDCR is discriminating against Sikhs, Muslims and people of other faiths by prohibiting facial hair. 

The backstory: Before September 2022, the CDCR allowed officers to maintain neatly trimmed beards not more than one inch long, for religious or medical purposes. 

Read the source article at The San Joaquin Valley Sun

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