Jagmohan Singh Ahuja a Sikh imprisoned for a misdemeanor in Jacksonville Florida Duval County Jail had his hair forcibly cut by jail officers in early July 2008. Judge Russell Healey denied a motion to consider Sikh Religious Rights filed by the public defender on behalf of Jagmohan Singh in Duval County Circuit Court. It is considered a major vioation of the Code of Conduct of the Sikh religion to cut hair. From birth onward the hair considered sacred and kept bound in a turban.
Jagmohan Singh has stated to United Sikhs legal team, "Despite my opposition, my hair and beard were cut even after I made clear my religious beliefs and traditions. This has been very traumatic to me especially because I came to the United States in an attempt to avoid religious persecution."
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