CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Department of Corrections is reviewing its policy on allowing inmates to wear religious head coverings following a letter from the ACLU.
ALCU lawyer Jen Horvath recently wrote to the corrections department on behalf of inmate Clarence Fisher Jr., an Orthodox Jew.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1dtaIYJ ) that Fisher wants to wear a head covering called a Kippah, a type of skullcap that some sects of the Jewish faith require men to wear at all times. Citing security concerns, the corrections department has limited Fisher to wearing it within his cell and during religious services.
Corrections spokesman Mark Horan says the 54-year-old Fischer has been in prison since 1988, serving a sentence for convictions including sexual assault and robbery.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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