Legal Opinion
Crickon v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2009No. 08-35250PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jerry Crickon (Crickon) challenges regulations promulgated by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) that categorically exclude prisoners with certain prior convictions from early release eligibility. Because we conclude that the BOP failed to provide a rational explanation for the exclusion in the administrative record, we reverse the district court’s decision denying Crickon’s habeas petition.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Regulatory Background
Title 18 U.S.C. § 3621 governs the terms of imprisonment for a person convicted of a federal crime. See 18 U.S.C. § 3621. In 1990, Congress…
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