Johnson v. Baker

Plaintiff Earnest L. Johnson, Jr., is an inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility (“Auburn”). In a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York on May 22, 1995, he challenges Auburn’s decision denying him admission to the Family Reunion Program, which permits inmates to spend extended periods of time with their spouses and families, because he had refused to admit to the commission of the sexual offenses of which he had been convicted. Specifically, plaintiff was informed that he would have to admit to his alleged wrongdoing in order to participate…