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Another Appeal in New York Post-Release Supervision Case

Loaded on Dec. 8, 2016 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News December, 2016, page 50
Filed under: Parole Board Misconduct, Release and Reentry, Class Certification, Parole, Parole Conditions, Qualified Immunity, Due Process. Location: New York.

On October 14, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin held she would retain jurisdiction over a class-action civil rights lawsuit in order to determine the damages to be awarded former prisoners for the imposition or continuation of post-release supervision (PRS) by parole and prison officials after that practice was ...

 

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