The DOJ filed a civil rights complaint on Monday asking that California halt the prohibition of facial hair for prison guards, as it amount to religious discrimination.
The federal government is asking a court to halt California's enforcement of a rule requiring prison guards to be clean-shaven, saying it amounts to religious discrimination for Sikhs, Muslims and others who wear beards as an expression of their faith. The civil rights complaint filed Monday by the U.S. Justice Department says the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's prohibition on facial hair denies on-the-job accommodations for officers of various religions.
fully assesses options for providing them with religious accommodations while complying with California safety regulations,' the Justice Department said in a statement. 'Sikhs, Muslims and employees of other minority faiths should not be forced to choose between the practice of their faith and their jobs,' Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in the statement. 'Religious freedom and religious accommodation are bedrock principles of our democracy.
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