# Rastafarian Inmates No Longer Isolated Over Hair November 17, 2010 Author: Dena Potter Source: The Washington Post Wire Service: AP Many Rastafarians and other inmates in Virginia who have spent years in isolation for refusing to cut their hair were moved to a prison where they can live together, the state Corrections Department said Wednesday. The Associated Press reported in June that 48 inmates were being held in segregation for ignoring the state's grooming policy, which bans beards and calls for hair to be kept above the shirt collar. See also:- [ Prisons ](/news-stories/prisons) - [ Afro-Caribbean ](/religions/afro-caribbean) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)