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OK Prisoners Have Disciplinary Hearing Remedy
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1995, page 17
In the May, 1994, issue of PLN we reported Waldon v. Evans, 861 P.2d 311 (Okl. Cr. 1993) which held that Oklahoma state courts could hear prisoners challenges claiming due process violations in prison disciplinary hearings. In a new ruling, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has further clarified both …
Filed under:
Disciplinary Litigation,
Civil Procedure,
State Law Claims,
Mandamus,
Good Time,
Habeas Corpus.
Location:
Oklahoma.
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