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Religion in Prison

A Virginia prison’s refusal to let an inmate maintain his beard or access a television to participate in Friday Islamic prayer services was a violation of federal law, the Fourth Circuit ruled.

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia prison’s refusal to let an inmate maintain his beard or access a television to participate in Friday Islamic prayer services was a violation of federal law, the Fourth Circuit ruled.

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