Scott v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Iowa Code section 903A.4 states in part: The director of the Iowa department of corrections shall develop policy and procedural rules to implement sections 903A.1 through 903A.3. The rules may specify disciplinary offenses which may result in the loss of good conduct time, and the amount of good conduct time which may be lost as a result of each disciplinary offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mahan v. State

2. “upon finding that an inmate has violated an institutional rule, the independent administrative law judge may order forfeiture of any or all good conduct time earned.... The independent administrative law judge has discretion within the guidelines established ... to determine the amount of time that should be forfeited based upon the severity of the violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kistner v. State

3. “may order forfeiture of any or all good conduct time earned ... and has discretion ... to determine the amount of time that should be forfeited based upon the severity of the violation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mahan v. State