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Washington DOC Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Prisoner Who Was Forced to Cut His Hair

On May 9, 2007, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay $1,000 to a prisoner who was forced to cut his hair.

Sebastian Lubers had been growing his hair for five years for religious reasons before staff at the Stafford Creek Correctional Center forced him to cut it. ...

 

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