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Rastafarian inmate cuts hair to get transfer
Rastafarian prisoner Ras-Solomon Tafari ends a decade in segregation after cutting his hair to transfer from Wallens Ridge State Prison to Deerfield Correctional Center for health and mobility reasons. He was beaten last year and suffered a stroke, hindering recovery without his four point cane.
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Richmond
Ras-Solomon Tafari
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Wallens Ridge State Prison
Wallens Ridge
Tafari
Virginia
Deerfield Correctional Center
Deerfield
Virginia Department of Corrections
Larry Traylor