Legal Opinion
Moss v. Clark
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1989No. Nos. 88-7828(L), 88-7832PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
We review here the constitutionality of provisions of the District of Columbia Good Time Credits Act, D.C.Code § 24-428, et seq., which limit District of Columbia good time credits to inmates in District of Columbia correctional facilities. Appellees claim that denying such credits to prisoners sentenced under District law yet housed in federal prisons violates their rights of equal protection and due process under the Fifth Amendment. The district court held the relevant provisions of the District of Columbia Good Time Credits Act unconstitutional. Moss v. Clark, 698…
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