Damon Landor is a Rastafarian.
When he started a five-month prison term for drug possession in Louisiana, his dreadlocks fell nearly to his knees.
Mr. Landor was wary of the state’s prison system, and he kept a copy of a 2017 judicial decision with him.
He presented a copy of the 2017 decision to a guard, who threw it in the trash.
After consulting the warden, two guards handcuffed Mr. Landor to a chair, held him down and shaved his head to the scalp.
Persons:
Damon Landor, Landor, Raymond Laborde, Mr
Organizations:
U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Raymond Laborde Correctional
Locations:
Louisiana, Cottonport, La