Culbert v. Epps

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. While serving a thirty-six-year sentence, Jimmy Culbert was awarded an earned-time allowance. When the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) removed his earned time of almost eight years, Culbert sought relief through the MDOC administrative process and then filed a complaint in the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The complaint was dismissed with prejudice. Culbert now appeals, arguing: (1) he is entitled to parole; (2) he is entitled to an earned-time allowance; (3) his due-process rights were violated when MDOC removed his earned time; and (4) the trial…