Meggett v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Before this Court are cross-motions for summary relief. Larry Meggett, an inmate in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (Department), 1 seeks a judgment that the Department’s regulation of the length and styling of an inmate’s hair violates his right to freedom of religion and to equal protection of the laws, as guaranteed by the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For its part, the Department seeks a judgment that its hair style policy advances a valid penological interest that outweighs Meggett’s right to…