Petitioner, a prison inmate convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree, was denied participation in a temporary work release program because amendments to Correction Law § 851 made him statutorily ineligible (L 1994, ch 60, § 42). Given that participation in the temporary work release program is a privilege and that the amendments apply to all inmates who have not entered the program prior to April 1, 1994, we reject petitioner's claim that the amendments...
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