Legal Opinion
Christopher Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corr
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2017No. 16-31012PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Christopher Ware is an inmate in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections and an adherent of the Rastafari religion. As a tenet of his religion, Ware took a vow to not cut or style his hair. In the ensuing years, Ware’s hair has formed into dreadlocks that fall past his shoulders. Department of Corrections grooming policies prohibit inmates housed in a Department of Corrections prison from having dreadlocks. Ware filed suit seeking a declaration that the Department of Corrections grooming policies violated the Religious Land Use and…
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