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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By William Melhado

Feds accuse Texas prison agency of discriminating against employee for wearing a headscarf

The Beto Unit prison, operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Tennessee Colony.
The Department of Justice sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Friday accusing the prison system of discriminating against its employee based on their religion. (Credit: Martin do Nascimento for The Texas Tribune)

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of discriminating against one of its former employees based on her religious beliefs.

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