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· 8/15/1988

Leonard Earl Thornton v. Guy Hunt, Receiver of Alabama Prison System, in His Official Capacity Fred R. Smith, and Attorney General Don Siegelman

Citations

  • 852 F.2d 526
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 11146
  • 1988 WL 77697

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  • classification denying “good time” credits to prisoners serving sentences greater than ten years is rationally related to legitimate purpose of preventing early release of serious offenders
  • wherein the court held that denial of good time to prisoners sentenced to more than ten years \[wa]s rationally related to the legitimate purpose of preventing the early release of serious offenders\

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Judges: Hill, Hatchett, Anderson

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