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Archive Home > 2011 > January > 25 > Justices: Parole not a constitutional right

Justices: Parole not a constitutional right

By David G. Savage / The Bulletin
January 25, 2011

WASHINGTON — Unanimously reversing the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the third time in a week, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that state prisoners have no constitutional right to be paroled.

The decision rebuked the San Francisco-based appeals court for ordering the parole of several....

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