ACLU Says Native American Inmate Denied Religious Rights

By Crystal Owens (January 25, 2024, 8:05 PM EST) -- The ACLU of Rhode Island is asking a federal district court for an order that will allow a Native American inmate to wear an Apache headband as part of his religious beliefs, arguing in a lawsuit that the state's Department of Corrections' refusal of the requests violates his rights under federal law designed to protect the religious freedom of incarcerated individuals....

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