Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections

Q: What is the citation for Louisiana Department of Corrections?

The official citation for Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections is No. 23-1197.

Q: What legal issues are involved in Louisiana Department of Corrections?

Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections involves the following religious liberty issues: Free Exercise, Prison & Institutional Religion.

RLUIPA protects religious hair in prison context.

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February 26, 2026 1 min read

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Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections, No. 23-1197 (2017).

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Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections (No. 23-1197) [2017] — RLUIPA protects religious hair in prison context. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/ware-v-louisiana/, accessed July 4, 2026).

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Citation: No. 23-1197 Year: 2017

Free Exercise Prison & Institutional Religion

Holding: RLUIPA protects religious hair in prison context.

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Updated: Prisoner RLUIPA Claims Aim at Guards, but States Usually Pick Up the Tab June 25, 2025

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Supreme Court to Decide If Prison Guards Can Be Sued Personally for Alleged Religious Rights Violations June 23, 2025

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Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections (No. 23-1197) is a Free Exercise case in 2017. The court held that rLUIPA protects religious hair in prison context.