Legal Opinion · Dissent
Thompson v. Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 22, 1980No. 79-1651Published
1DissentAdams, Circuit Judge
The Federal Youth Corrections Act (YCA) sets forth certain mandatory conditions of confinement and treatment for youth offenders sentenced pursuant to the Act. In particular, youth offenders serving a YCA sentence “[are] at all times to be confined away from the corruptive influence of adult criminals,” United States ex rel. Dancy v. Arnold, 572 F.2d 107, 113 (1978). Nevertheless, the majority decides on this appeal that the Bureau of Prisons is not bound to comply with the Act’s mandate in the case of a youth offender who receives a consecutive adult sentence while serving his YCA sentence.…
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