Clement v. Jones

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit by a prisoner in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections at St. Gabriel Woman’s Prison seeking credit for “good time" served in fulfillment of her sentence, and for release from the custody of the Department of Corrections.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. The petitioner, Jan Clement, was arrested and charged under two separate cases in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. On July 29, 1980, Ms. Clement was arrested on the first charge. She was immediately bonded out-of jail, and remained free until November 26, 1981, at which time she was…