LaCHANCE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

SJC-11057.

463 Mass. 767 (2012)

EDMUND LaCHANCE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

November 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Saltzman for the defendants.

Bonita Tenneriello ( James Pingeon with her) for the plaintiff.

Amy Fettig , of the District of Columbia, & Matthew R. Segal & John Reinstein , for American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts & another, amici curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


DUFFLY, J.

The plaintiff, Edmund LaChance, is an inmate at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center (SBCC) in Shirley. From January to November, 2006, LaChance was held in administrative segregation in the SBCC special management unit (SMU) on awaiting action status, as prison officials sought his transfer or reclassification. During that time, his detainment was given the periodic, informal review provided by the Department of Correction (DOC) regulations that govern...

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