Roderick v. State
Annotate this CaseIn 2007, Petitioner pleaded guilty to ten counts of burglary. Because of a pending federal sentence, Petitioner was classified as a medium security inmate by the Department of Corrections (DOC). In 2011, Petitioner filed a grievance with the DOC contending that he should have been receiving two days of good time per month pursuant to Me. Rev. Stat. 17-A, 1253(10)(B), which gives the chief administrative officer of a prison the discretion to deduct up to two days per month from an inmate's sentence for satisfactory performance in "community work, education or rehabilitation programs." The DOC denied relief. The superior court denied Petitioner's petitions seeking post-conviction relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the DOC properly construed section 1253(10)(B); and (2) the DOC's policy implementing section 1253(10)(B) was validly adopted in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.
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