Anderson v. Recore.U.S. Appeals Court WORK RELEASE Anderson v. Recore, 317 F.3d 194 (2nd Cir. 2003). A prison inmate brought a civil rights suit against prison officials who revoked his full-time work release status and incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. him without a hearing, seeking damages for 15 months he spent in prison after the revocation The recall of some power or authority that has been granted. Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a Power of Attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. . The district court dismissed the action and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, and vacated and remanded in part. The appeals court held that the inmate's right to a hearing prior to revocation of his temporary release was clearly established at the time of the revocation and prison officials were not protected by qualified immunity Qualified immunity is a doctrine in United States law providing immunity from suit to government officials performing discretionary functions when their action did not violate clearly established law. Qualified immunity was created by the U.S. . (Lincoln Correctional Facility, Temporary Release/Work Release Program, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) |
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