Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Warren
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 15, 1988No. 13381PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The sole issue in this case is whether General Statutes § 18-7a (c)1 authorizes the *193forfeiture of good time credit that a prisoner has not yet earned, after a prisoner has committed disciplinary offenses while incarcerated.
Under General Statutes § 18-7a (c), the respondent is authorized to reduce an inmate’s sentence for good behavior and obedience to the rules of the correctional facility. This sentence reduction is commonly known as “statutory good time.” Sentence reductions for inmates sentenced after July 1,1983, are governed by § 18-7a (c) and are calculated automatically by a…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Anderson v. LudginSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Rhodes v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Abed v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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