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California Habeas Corpus Proper Remedy to Challenge Work Assignment Restriction, But not to Award Back Pay

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Prison Labor, Prisoner Privileges, Computers, Habeas Corpus. Location: California.

California Habeas Corpus Proper Remedy to Challenge Work Assignment
Restriction, But not to Award Back Pay

California's Second District Court of Appeals held a habeas corpus
petition is the proper remedy for a prisoner to challenge restrictions
placed on prison employment, but held that back pay cannot be awarded as ...

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