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MATTER OF SOLOMON v. COUGHLIN

89 A.D.2d 1045 (1982)

In the Matter of Donald Solomon, Appellant, v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of The Department of Correctional Services, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

September 23, 1982

Petitioner, an American Indian, is presently serving a 20-year-to-life sentence in the Green Haven Correctional Facility. On December 23, 1980, he filed a grievance attacking Departmental Directive No. 4035 which requires the cutting of all inmate's hair upon entry into the State penal system. It is petitioner's contention that respondent's determination upholding the directive and requiring that his hair be cut upon entry into the penal system is an impermissible abridgement...

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