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Ban on Documentary Evidence in Disciplinary Hearings Struck Down
The court of appeals for the Fifth circuit held that an Alabama prison rule prohibiting prisoners from presenting documentary evidence in their defense at prison disciplinary hearings is unconstitutional. Key to the issue is whether the evidence requested by the prisoner from the prison is relevant to the prisoner's defense. ...
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