28 C.F.R. § 551.2
Mustaches and beards
An inmate may wear a mustache or beard or both. The Warden shall require an inmate with a beard to wear a beard covering when working in food service or where a beard could result in increased likelihood of work injury.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1985–2002 · leading case: James Hill, A/K/A Amin Khatib Muhammad v. David Blackwell & Donald Wyrick, 774 F.2d 338 (8th Cir. 1985).
James Hill, A/K/A Amin Khatib Muhammad v. David Blackwell & Donald Wyrick, 774 F.2d 338 (8th Cir. 1985). “Initially, the court noted that inmates in all federal institutions are permitted to wear beards, see 28 C.F.R. § 551.2 , as are inmates at a number of state institutions, see Moskowitz v.”
Gartrell v. Ashcroft, 191 F. Supp. 2d 23 (D.D.C. 2002). “See 28 C.F.R. §§ 551.2 , 551.4. Rather, an inmate may select “the hair style of personal choice, and [BOP] expects personal cleanliness and dress in keeping with standards of good grooming and the security, good order, and discipline of the institution.”
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