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Kentucky Prisoner’s Due Process Rights Violated in Disciplinary Hearing
Kentucky Prisoner’s Due Process Rights Violated in Disciplinary Hearing
by Robert Warlick
On August 29, 2013, the Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed an appellate decision that found an Adjustment Committee (AC) in a prison disciplinary proceeding had violated a prisoner’s due process rights by not meeting the “some evidence” standard as ...
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