Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Moran
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 2, 1987No. Civ. A. 4794 PPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
This case presents the question of whether the Rhode Island Parole Board comes in conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment’s guaranty of equal protection of the laws when it provides that only in-state inmates shall attend discretionary parole eligibility review hearings.
INTRODUCTION
Like similar agencies in other states, the Rhode Island Corrections Department is authorized by statute to transfer inmates to state and federal facilities located in other states. Some transfers are requested by the inmates. Others are ordered by the Department in…
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