Legal Opinion
Dykstra v. Iowa District Court for Jones County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 11, 2010No. 07-1117PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
John Dykstra filed a postconviction action challenging the Iowa Department of Corrections’ (IDOC) revocation of his ability to accrue earned time because he refused to participate in a sex offender treatment program (SOTP). IDOC’s inmate classification requiring an inmate to participate in SOTP or lose the ability to accrue earned time implicates a liberty interest, and, therefore, the inmate must receive adequate procedural protections. Dykstra did not receive due process because IDOC relied on unadmitted factual allegations without providing adequate procedural protections.
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2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by31 opinions
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