Dickinson v. Wainwright

THOMPSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s petition for writ of habeas corpus for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm.

Appellant, an inmate in the Florida prison system, alleges that he has been unlawfully deprived of work gain time, to which he feels that he is entitled under § 944.-275(2)(b), Fla.Stat. (1981). Appellant’s job as a laundry equipment operator in the prison is classified by the Department of Corrections (the department) as “semiskilled.” The skill level of an inmate’s job is one of the factors used by the department in calculating the…