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Protest against Virginia prisons grooming policy
Published by Lindsey Mansfield on Feb 28, 2006
| 11 Signatures |
Target: Virginia Department of corrections
Region: United States of America
Web site: http://www.rastafari.org
Background (Preamble):
February 27, 2006
Currently there is no religious exemption included in the VA prison grooming policy.
The current grooming policy requires prisoners to cut their hair and to trim their beards.
There are several religious groups, such as Rastafarians, Muslims, and Jews, that are being held in isolation because the grooming policy is contary to their beliefs.
They are also being subject to mistreatment by the loss of visitation, phone calls, and refusal of participation in prison programs for community reorientation.
Let's entreat our government to revisit the grooming policy and include a religious exemption.
Currently there is no religious exemption included in the VA prison grooming policy.
The current grooming policy requires prisoners to cut their hair and to trim their beards.
There are several religious groups, such as Rastafarians, Muslims, and Jews, that are being held in isolation because the grooming policy is contary to their beliefs.
They are also being subject to mistreatment by the loss of visitation, phone calls, and refusal of participation in prison programs for community reorientation.
Let's entreat our government to revisit the grooming policy and include a religious exemption.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, entreat our government to revisit the VA prison grooming policy and include a religious exemption.
The Protest against Virginia prisons grooming policy petition to Virginia Department of corrections was written by Lindsey Mansfield and is in the category Government at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: virginia, usa
