Legal Opinion
Welch v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1994No. 92-03525PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Today we decide whether the Louisiana statute establishing the state’s prison work release program creates a protected liberty interest for eligible prisoners, the deprivation of which cannot be sustained without due process. The district court held that it does not. We affirm.
I. History of the Case
The plaintiff, Danny Welch, is a former prisoner of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (“the Department”). Welch brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against several Department officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (“LSP”) where he was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by34 opinions
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