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State prisons cave, allow Sikhs to have Kirpans (religious swords) in prison

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously ruled that state corrections officials in several states had violated the religious liberty rights of Sikh inmates by forbidding them to hold their religious swords while incarcerated. The case concerned Guru Granth Sahib, who is serving a life sentence for burglary, rape …

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