Religion in Prison

<span style="font-weight: 400;">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 <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/religion-in-prison.pdf"><strong>ruled</strong></a>. </span>

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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