Legal Opinion
Conway v. Gorczyk
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 29, 2000No. 99-553PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
Vermont inmates serving terms of imprisonment may earn reductions in their minimum and maximum terms by participating in treatment, educational or vocational training programs offered by the Department of Corrections (DOC). See 28 V.S.A. § 811(b).1 Petitioner Charles Conway was terminated from participation in the DOC’s Cognitive Self Change program. The questions presented in this case are whether an inmate has a liberty interest in participating in rehabilitative programs that may result in sentence reduction, and if so, what procedural due process must be afforded before decisions can be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- 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
- Ralph Abed v. John J. Armstrong, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Parker v. GorczykSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
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