Legal Opinion
Butler v. Turco
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 30, 2018No. AC 17-P-814PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMeade, J.
*344 *81 The plaintiffs, Brian Butler and Owen McCants, inmates supervised by the Massachusetts Department of Correction (department) and housed at MCI-Norfolk, each brought actions pro se challenging the consequences imposed on them pursuant to the department's "Program Engagement Strategy" (PES). The defendants filed motions to dismiss both complaints, which were allowed by two different judges. The plaintiffs appeal, alleging what we construe to be 3 various constitutional infirmities in the PES program. We consolidated the cases for hearing in this court, and now affirm.
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