Legal Opinion
Balagun v. New Jersey Department of Corrections
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 13, 2003PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
LEFELT, J.A.D.
Tafawa Balagun, an inmate at South Woods State Prison, appeals from a final decision of the Department of Corrections imposing disciplinary sanctions for possessing materials relating to *201a security threat group, the Bloods gang, in violation of N.J.A.C. 10A:4-4.1(a). Balagun argues that he is neither a member of any gang nor sympathetic to the Bloods and has been previously sanctioned for possessing some of the same materials. He also points out that the Department has failed to demonstrate how these materials are gang-related, and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Henry v. Rahway State PrisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Avant v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- Williams v. Dept. of CorrectionsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Public Advocate Dep't v. Public Utilities Bd.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1983
- Brady v. Department of PersonnelSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- ANDRE JONES VS. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
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