Hennessy v. SUPERINTENDENT, MASS. CORRECTIONAL INST.

The petitioner, Karen Lee Hennessy, was found guilty of assault and battery on a police officer. On October 30, 1980, she was sentenced to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Framingham (M.C.I., Framing-ham) for a term of two years, one year to be served and the remainder suspended with probation to October 28, 1983. She began to serve her sentence on October 30, 1980.

By July, 1981, the petitioner had earned twenty-five days of program participation deductions under G. L. c. 127, § 129D, and was entitled to statutory good conduct deductions under G. L. c. 127, § 129. On August 20,…