Jael Fraise v. Jack Terhune, Commissioner. Alexander Kettles v. James Barbo Howard Beyer. John Harris v. James Barbo Howard Beyer

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge.

Jael Fraise, Alexander Kettles, and John Harris filed actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging the constitutionality as applied to them of a New Jersey prison policy that allows correctional officials to designate “security threat groups” (“STGs”) and transfer core members of these groups to a special unit. Once in this unit, core members must participate in a behavior modification program before returning to the general prison population. The plaintiffs asserted that these regulations violate numerous constitutional provisions, including the Free…