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Adequate Notice of Disciplinary Charges Required
Loaded on June 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1993, page 11
Henry Benitez is a New York state prisoner. He was infracted in a four page disciplinary report for allegedly violating eight different rules. A few hours later he was given another infraction report consisting of an additional four charges. A few hours later Benitez was placed in segregation and not …
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