Director Shinn has banned the use of clippers for haircuts in all AZ prisons. You are welcome to buy your own “beard trimmers” for 20 bucks, however. (Does he have stock in Keefe?). Few inmates will be able to afford them on their 15¢ per hour pay.
One Lt. was interviewed about this, and when asked “why don’t they just sterilize the clippers between inmate customers”, he replied’ ” The Director rarely thinks before he acts”.