Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks

Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights. The Supreme Court ...
The Economist

A Rastafarian prisoner cannot sue guards who shaved his locks

T HE NAZARITE VOW, rooted in Numbers 6:5, requires that “the locks of the hair of [one’s] head” grow uncut. For Damon Landor, ...
The Boston Globe

Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate’s dreadlocks. The Supreme Court will decide if he can sue.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The ...
Yahoo

Brickbat: From Guard to Inmate

Francisco Izayas Castillo, a former jail guard in Santa Clara County, California, was sentenced to 45 days in jail after a jury convicted him of misdemeanor battery in March. The charge stemmed from a ...