Lawsuit over Muslim head scarves in jail settled

A Southern California county will allow jailed Muslim women to wear head scarves after settling a lawsuit with a woman who claims that deputies violated her religious freedom by making her remove her hijab.  The settlement agreement signed by the county last week and released Monday specifies that Muslim women must be provided a private area to remove their head scarves after arrest and must be provided with county-issued head scarves to cover themselves when they are in the presence of men.  

The county, which did not admit wrongdoing, will also pay $45,000 in damages.  Yikeshttp://www.religionnewsblog.com/22900/jail-hijab-california