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No Liberty Interest in BOP Ad Seg Rules
Loaded on June 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1993, page 4
Howard Awalt is a federal prisoner. He was placed in administrative segregation (ad seg) pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 541.22 (a)(8) after prison officials received an anonymous note stating his life was in danger. He filed a Bivens action against prison officials claiming that his ad seg placement and denial …
Filed under:
Prison Labor,
Disciplinary Hearings,
Liberty Interests,
Ad-Seg Hearings.
Location:
Virginia.
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