Legal Opinion
John D. Duncan v. Paul J. Madigan, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1960No. 16556PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, convicted of a criminal offense in a court of the State of Maine, is a prisoner at Alcatraz federal prison where he is held pursuant to a contract between that state and the United States, executed under the authority of 18 U.S.C. § 5003, which provides in pertinent part as follows:
“(a) The Attorney General, when the Director shall certify that proper and adequate treatment facilities and personnel are available, is hereby authorized to contract with the proper officials of a State * * * for the custody, care, subsistence, education, treatment, and training of persons convicted of…
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