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Texas Prisoners Have Liberty Interest in Mandatory Supervision
Loaded on June 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2001, page 24
The court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that eligible Texas state prisoners have a liberty interest in release on mandatory supervision.
Filed under:
Disciplinary Hearings,
Liberty Interests,
Standard of Proof,
Good Time,
Parole,
Habeas Corpus.
Location:
Texas.
Dobber Graham Malchi, a Texas state prisoner, filed a federal habeas corpus action challenging a prison disciplinary decision, which resulted in 30-days loss of commissary privileges, ...
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