Native American inmates in Texas win fight to keep long hair

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Three male Native American inmates in Texas will be allowed to grow their hair long as an expression of their religious beliefs after winning a lawsuit against the state prison system.

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The three men have all been behind bars for decades, serving time for crimes such as murder and sexual assault. They haven't faced major disciplinary infractions in years.Raymond Cobb, a Walker County man of Native American descent who was part of the lawsuit, said he wanted to grow his hair long and braid it to avoid risking rejection from his ancestors when"crossing over" after death.

The department also claimed long hair could symbolize gang affiliation, harbor lice or increase the likelihood of inmates overheating in uncooled units.

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Religion belief is hair? They had none? Bless the BALD sick aging pastures of the given book bible speaks the religion and the devil's evil SPELLS. !HAIR! Works of GOD blessed the given.

We don't cut our hair unless we're in morning! I've shaved my head just about, the day tRUMP was voted in!

They can call on Rapunsal to Get The Puck Out of There.

That's mighty big of them, considering it's the country of Texas.

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Just like George Armstrong Custer no doubt.

What hero's....

Ten bucks says at least one of them seriously regrets that decision in the future.

It should not have been an issue... hair although can be used against them... hope they are careful, but hair has nothing to do with their crime... it’s what they believe.

Did ewarren make this happen? We know she has done a lot in TX including lying on her application to the Bar.

Well, prisoners still have constitutional rights, so...

If they were actually religious people they wouldn't be in prison

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