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Prisoner Gets $500 in Records Suit
Loaded on May 15, 1990
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1990, page 5
PRISONER GETS $500 IN RECORDS SUITA prisoner in Michigan State sent a letter to DOC stating he'd received a major misconduct infraction and was found guilty. He then requested copies of the misconduct report, all statements and documents submitted at the hearing, the hearing investigation report and the hearing …
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