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Delay in MAP Implementation Violates Washington Law
Loaded on April 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2003, page 14
The Washington State Court of Appeals held that the Washington parole board (Board) violated statutes and its own procedures by imposing a Mutual Agreement Program (MAP) with no time frame. The court also held that the Board must clarify a prisoner's right to accrual of good time before and during …
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