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50 inmates isolated for hair

Forty-eight Virginia prisoners are being held in isolation because they refuse to cut their hair, according to the Associated Press.

Thirteen are Rastafarians, who say cutting their hair would violate the tenet of their religion. At least 10 of the Rastafarians have been segregated for more than 10 years.

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