NY Prisons' Beard Ban Violated Officers' Religious Rights

By Patrick Hoff · September 6, 2023, 6:55 PM EDT

New York state prisons have unlawfully rejected dozens of corrections officers' requests to grow beards for religious reasons, a federal judge found, ruling the corrections department can't probe the validity of...

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Case Information

Case Title

Sughrim et al v. State of New York et al

Case Number

1:19-cv-07977

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

August 26, 2019