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Unconstitutional to Hold Wisconsin Prisoner Beyond Mandatory Release Date

by Matthew T. Clarke

Wisconsin court of appeals held that Wisconsin Department of Corrections
(DOC) officials who held a prisoner beyond his mandatory release date (MRD)
violated the prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights.

James Allen, a former Wisconsin state prisoner, became eligible for
mandatory release after serving two-thirds of an eight-year ...

 

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