As word is still spreading that LIL WAYNE was sentenced to one year in state prison, now come the inevitable questions: logistics.
Among many of the questions comes an interesting one: Will Weezy have to cut off his dreadlocks?
By now most of the world knows Wayne with his signature dreads – he even helped spur a resurgence of the tedious style following his meteoric success. But according to New York State law, dreadlocks are almost always forbidden.
We reached out to a lawyer friend of ours to find out Wayne’s sentence means for his almost waist-length locks.
“Male prisoners are only allowed to wear their hair in cornrows, going straight back. And they can’t exceed the ‘natural hairline’ in length.” Now of course our question is: what does ‘natural hairline’ mean?
“It means it can’t extend the neck.” But there is one loop-hole in the issue – though I’m not sure it’s going to help Wayne. “Prisoners who claim Rastafarri as their religion are allowed in most cases to keep their locks. But even then there’s a process to determine if it’s genuine.”
I know what you’re saying, Why does it matter to prison officials in the first place? Well the rules on personal grooming have everything to do with safety and control. Authorities argue that contraband can be hidden in the hair and that is can be shaved to quickly alter appearance in the event of escape.
So it doesn’t look good for Weezy. This will be one interesting mug shot.
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Damn Wayne has to cut his dreadlocks off? lol http://bit.ly/19hYWj
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Unless you can prove that your dreadlocks are apart of your religion such as a practicing Rastafarian, and is mandated by the judge to be true then he will have to cut them off.
Once he arrives in either downstate or Ulster county all inmates are shaved bald and grow hair back once they are in the facility they serve the lion share of their time.
As a dreadlocked Queen, I would hate to have to get rid of my long locks. They are apart of what I believe and who I am. I will be praying for Weezy.
Jah-Bless
RIP The greatest/famousest dreads since b.marley died http://bit.ly/19hYWj
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Much as I love my dreads, it’s only hair after all, and will grow back.
One question though… why are dreadlocks considered a ‘tedious style’?
oh no!! not the dreadlocks! http://bit.ly/19hYWj
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“One question though… why are dreadlocks considered a ‘tedious style’?”
@ Bee, that’s what I want to know.
so cool.
fuck state law he need to keep his dreads it is just his swaggerii like it all the lil wayne fans we got his back on this one ya herd
i luv u lil wayne.
for all yall peps imma gurl i kno i luv boy names betta than gurls but i still luv lil wayne
yall bitches betta reconize im tha only misses carter toya was but she got kicked out tha castle now im in but thats mii gurl thogh…
hey Lil wayne tha hubby
Oka well this is how i feel about the situation….i think its retarded for him to have to cut them off. what does hair have to do with safety? AND I AM THE ONE AND ONLY MRS.CARTER! lol good luck babe!
as much i luv you lil wayne i dont think u will look good with out ur locks…FUCK the state laws.who cares
if he cut his dreds dats gonna be da ugliest mothafucka alive
nooo! i shure hella hope not lil wayne da sexyest wit his dreads i pray to god he dont have to :[!!!!
andd also yalin on him cus he da best yall need to stop fucki yall ofookazz mad cuz u wish u cud have his talent amen!
WAYNE 4 PERSIDENT
lil waynes hav ben my baby for ever even th0 he cut off his dreads he still my baby wit a et head
thats raw
alright first off, everyone on here need to stop fakin. wayne is the ugliest muhfucka on earth regardless of whether he keeps his dreads or not. and secondly, whoever said what does hair have to do with safety, thats real ignorant. Obviously people in jail could hide weapons and shit and whatever they wanted in their hair if they had dreads. think about it.
lil wayne has too cut off his dreads!NO!!!!):):):
lil wayne no dreads def goun to turn some heads i undastand if it is a law than all da otha jos dat shave dey head for the crazy law lil wayne love my nappy boy but u be just anotha busta
For those of you asking why dreadlocks are a “tedious style,” growing and maintaining dreads is a LOT of work.