GA Prison System Changes Religious Headgear Policy

Under pressure of a lawsuit by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the Georgia prison system has changed its regulations prohibiting the wearing of religious headgear. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today that new Georgia Department of Corrections policy will allow inmates to wear religious headgear if it is made of single-ply material, is white and is no larger than a standard cap. That policy allows Jewish prisoner Ralph Benning to wear his yarmulke. The Becket Fund's press release indicated that it is still negotiating to get Benning access to kosher meals.