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Title: Romero v. Lane
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Release Date : January 27, 1990
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 49 KB

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Craig Romero was convicted in Illinois of a crime committed on or about May 22, 1982. At the time of the commission of the offense, the Illinois Department of Corrections regulated early release for inmates with meritorious service awards. The regulations provided for a good conduct credit of up to ninety days off a prisoners sentence per specific instance of meritorious service. The decision regarding these awards of good conduct credits was within the sole discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections. The regulations stated "no more than 90 days of Meritorious Good Time shall be granted by the Director at any one time." Admin. Regs. Ill. Dept Corrections Â§ 864(II)(E), effective Feb. 1, 1981.