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_______________________ P E R C UR I AM I n 1984, C l y de M ans fi el d w as convi ct ed of murde rbyan A i rFor ce c our tm art i al a n d se n ten c e d to life im p riso n m e n t. A f ter a su c c e ss f

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ield w a s a g a in convi ct ed of murde rand r e- s ent ence d t o l i fe i m pr i s onm ent . H i s s ent ence comm ence d on A p ri l 2 4 , 1 9 8 7 , w ith c re d it f o r 1 ,2 1 6 d a y s o f

tim e s e rv e d d u ri n g h is c ri m in a l p ro c e e d in g s .D ur i ng the pende ncyof thi s act i on, the C l emencyB oar d or der ed a f ur therr educt i on 1 t o 9 7 y ears . 2 I n 1996, the A i rFor ce Cl emencyB oar d r educe d M ans fi el d’ s s ent ence fr om l i fe im p riso n m e n t to 9 9 y e a rs. In 2 0 0 0 , the C lem e n c yB o a rd f u rth e r re d u c e d h is s e n ten c e to 98 y ears . 1 I n 1995, M ans fi el d w as tr ans ferr ed t o the cus t odyof the Feder al B ur eau of Pr i s ons an d co n fin ed at th e U n it ed S tat es P en it en ti ary , L ew isbu rg, P en n sy lvan ia (“L ew isbu rg” ), w her e he c urr ent l yr es i des . I n A ugus t1995, the U ni t ed St at es Par ol e C om m i s s i on ( “the C om m i s s i on”) conduct ed an i ni t i al par ol e hea r i ng forM ans fi el d. T he C om m i s s i on d ec li n ed to se t a release d ate f o r M an sfield a n d , p u rsua n t t o 2 8 C . F . R . § 2 . 1 2 (b), s chedul ed a 15- y earr econs i der at i on hear i ng forhi m i n 2010. B egi nni ng i n J anuary1997, M ans fi el d w as empl oy ed atthe U ni corFeder al Pr i s on I ndus tryatL ew i s bur g. I n A pr i l 2000, M ans fi el d w as tr ans ferr ed fr om L ew i s bur g t o t he U ni t ed St at es M edi cal C ent erforFeder al Pr i s oner s i n Spr i ngfi el d, M i s s our i , form edi cal tr ea tm en t. In O ctob er 2 0 0 1 , h e w as tran sfe rred to the F ed era l M ed ical C en ter i n B u tner, N or th C ar ol i na ( “B utner ”) , t o cont i nue hi s tr eatm ent . O n J une 1, 2004, he w as r eturned t o L ew i sburg w here, w i thin m on ths, he resum ed w orki ng for Fe deral P ri son Indu stri es. I n 2004, w hi l e M ans fi el d w as atB utner , he fi l ed thi s pet i t i on forhabea s corpus under28 U . S. C . § 2241 i n t he U ni t ed St at es D i s tr i ctC our tforthe East ern D i s tr i ctof N or th C ar ol i na. W hen he w as tr ans ferr ed bac k t o L ew i s bur g hi s habea s pet i t i on w as3

tr an sfe rred to the U n it ed S tat es D istri ct C o u rtfo r th e M idd le D istri ct of P en n sy lvan ia. In hi s pet i t i on, M ans fi el d cl ai m ed thathe w as ent i t l ed t o an ea r l i err el eas e bec aus e he ha d b e e n d e n ied g o o d tim e c re d it an d th e C o m m iss io n h a d f a iled to se t a m a n d a to ryp a ro le dat e. T he D i s tr i ctC our tdeni ed hi s pet i t i on, fi ndi ng that“[t ] her e i s no i ndi cat i on that M ans fi el d has been de ni ed anygood conductcr edi tt o w hi ch he i s ent i t l ed byl aw . ” ( A pp. at 4.) T h e D istri ct C o u rtfu rth er f o u n d that h is cl aim reg ard ing the C o m m issi o n ’s fa il u re t o s eta mandat orypar ol e dat e w as pr ematur e bec aus e, under18 U . S. C . § 4206( d) ( r epea l ed) , hi s m andat orypar ol e dat e w oul d occuri n 2014, aft erhi s r econs i der at i on hear i ng. M ans fi el d appea l ed. W e have j ur i s di ct i on pur s uantt o 28 U . S. C . § 1291. O urr evi ew of a D i s tr i ct C o u rt ' s d ec isi o n to d ism iss a § 2 2 4 1 p eti ti o n is plen ary . S ee C rad le v. U . S . ex rel. M iner, 2 9 0 F . 3 d 5 3 6 , 5 3 8 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 2 ). I. U n d er A rt icl e 5 8 o f th e U n ifo rm C o d e o f M il it aryJu sti ce , 1 0 U . S . C . § 8 5 8 (a), m i l i t arypr i s oner s s ervi ng thei rs ent ence s “i n a pena l orcorr ect i onal i ns t i tut i on notunder the contr ol of one of

the arm ed for ces ar e s ubj ectt o the s ame di s ci pl i ne and tr eatm entas per s ons confi ned orcomm i t t ed bythe court s of the U ni t ed St at es . ” C our t s i nt erpr et i ng § 858( a) have “ cons i s t ent l yhel d t hata mi l i t arypr i s onerw ho i s comm i t t ed t o the s ervi ce of hi s s ent ence i n a fe der al peni t ent i aryaut om at i cal l ybecomes ent i t l ed t o anyadvant ages and s ubj ectt o anydi s advant ages w hi ch ac crue t o the ci vi l i an pr i s oner . ” St ew artv.4

U ni t ed St at es B d. of Par ol e, 285 F. 2d 421, 421- 22 ( 10th C i r . 1960) ( i nt ernal quot at i ons om i t t ed) . M ans fi el d cl ai m s thathe i s bei ng deni ed the adva nt ages thathe i s ent i t l ed t o as a p riso n e r u n d e r c iv ili a n a u th o rities . H e a rg u e s th a t h e h a s b e e n d e n ied g o o d tim e c re d it beca us e hi s good t i m e cr edi ti s bei ng aw ar ded bym i l i t aryr atherthan ci vi l i an author i t i es in v io la tio n o f

§ 8 5 8 (a ). Pur s uantt o B O P pol i cy , as a mi l i t aryi nm at e, M ans fi el d’ s s ent ence comput at i ons a n d g o o d t i me c r e d i ta r e a d mi n i s t e r e d b yth e Ar myDi s c i p l i n a ryBa rr a c k s ( “ ADB ” ) . BO P P rogram S t at em ent, A dm i nis trat i on of S entence for M i l i t aryand C oastG uard Inm at es, N o. 5110. 14, 1 ( 2000) . C urr ent l y , M ans fi el d has been c r edi t ed w i th 11, 760 day s of M i l i t a ryGo o d Ti me c r e d i ta n d b e e n a wa r d e d 3 8 6 d a y s M i l i t a ryAb a t e me n tGo o d Ti me credi tbythe A D B . M ansfi el d argue s that Program S t at em ent 5110 . 14 i s i nv al i d b ecause i tconfl i ct s w i th § 858( a) and that , as a r es ul t , hi s good t i m e cr edi taw ar ds s houl d be a d j u s t e d u p wa r d s t o c o n f

o r m w i th BO P r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e rn i n g i t s a wa r d . Be c a u s e we fi nd thatM ans fi el d w oul d nothave r ece i ved more good t i m e cr edi t s had theybeen a w a rd e d u n d e r B O P re g u latio n s, w e n e e d n o t d e c id e w h e th e r h e is c o rre c t in h is cont ent i on thatPr ogr am S t at ement5110. 14 i s i nval i d. M ili tar yG o o d T im e c re d it, lik e sta tu to ryg o o d tim e u n d e r 1 8 U .S .C . § 4 1 6 1 , is acc um ul at ed ata r at e of 10 da y s perm onth. T hus , ther e i s no di ffe r ence t o hi s s ent ence w h e th e r h e is a w a rd e d M ilita ry G o o d T im e C re d it o r S ta tu to ry G o o d T im e C re d it.5

M i l i t a r yAb a t e me n tGo o d Ti me Cr e d i t , wh i c h i s s i mi l a rt o Ex tr a Go o d Ti me C r edi tunder18 U . S. C . § 4162, i s aw ar ded atthe di s cr et i on of the A D B on the bas i s of e m p lo ym e n t w ith th e p riso n in d u strie s. M a n sf ield a rg u e s th a t, be c a u se h e is s e rv in g h is s e n t e n c e u n d e rth e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f th e BOP , h e s h o u l d b e a wa r d e d Ex tr a Go o d Ti me C re d it in th e s a m e m a n n e r a s p ri s o n e rs w h o w e re s e n te n c e d b yc iv ilia n c o u rt s . Speci fi cal l y , he cl ai m s that , i ns t ead of earni ng M i l i t aryA bat ementG ood T i m e C r edi t , he s h o u l d h a v e b e e n e a r n i n g I n d u s tr i a l Go o d T i me Cr e d i tu n d e r2 8 C. F . R. § 5 2 3 . 1 4 . He c laim s th a t, un d e r th e p ro c e d u re s f o r a w a rd in g In d u stria l G o o d T im e C re d it, h e w o u ld have e arned 641 day s of good t i m e cr edi tatthe t i m e he f i l ed hi s pet i t i on, i ns t ead of the 3 8 6 h e wa s a wa r d e d b yth e ADB. Th e d i f f e r e n c e tu r n s o n wh e th e rM a n s f i e l d wa s e n t i t l e d t o a n yc r e d i tf o rth e t i me he s penti n m edi cal tr eatm entfac i l i t i es betw een 2000 a nd 2004, forw hi ch he w as not aw ar ded anyM i l i t aryA bat ementC r edi tbut , he ar gues , w as ent i t l ed t o I ndus tr i al G ood T i m e C r edi t . B eca us e he w as notent i t l ed t o anyI ndus tr i al G ood T i m e C r edi tforthe y e a r s h e s p e n ti n me d i c a l f a c i l i t i e s wh e r e h e wa s n o two r k i n g i n a n yp r i s o n i n d u s try , we n e e d n o t d e c id e w h e th e r t h e B O P o r A D B s h o u ld d e te rm in e h is g o o d tim e a w a rd s . I ndus tr i al G ood T i m e C r edi ti s a form of extr a good t i m e forpr i s oner s empl oy ed b yF e d e ra l P riso n In d u strie s. S e e 2 8 C .F .R . § 5 2 3 .1 4 . In d u stria l G o o d T im e C re d it “is aut om at i cal l yaw ar ded, begi nni ng on the fi r s tdayof s uch empl oym ent , and cont i nui ng as l o n g a s th e i n ma t e i s e mp l o y e d b yF e d e r a l P r i s o n I n d u s tr i e s . ” I d . I n d u s tr i a l Go o d Ti meM ans fi el d’ s m edi cal tr eatm entw as nota br i ef hos pi t al i zat i on, s i m i l art o a fur l ough or 2 bei ng outof the i ns t i tut i on on a w r i tof habe as corpus , r atherhe w as tr ans ferr ed t o other pen al i nst i tuti on s w here he spen tfou r y ears . T he r ecor d i ndi cat es thathe w as aw ar ded atl eas t43 day s of M i l i t aryA bat ement 3 G ood T i m e cr edi tas a l um p s um dur i ng the t i m e thathe w as hos pi t al i zed; pr es um abl yfor so m e m erit o ri o u s ac ti o n . S ee (S u p p . B r. in R esp o n se to M o t. to D ism . E x . B 4 ). 6 C re d it, lik e a ll ex tra g o o d tim e , “is n o t au to m a tica llyd isc o n tin u e d w h ile a n in m a te is hos pi t al i zed, on fur l ough, outof the i ns t i tut i on on a w r i tof habe as corpus , orr emoved u n d er the Interstate A g ree m en t on D etaine rs. ” 2 8 C . F . R . § 5 2 3 . 1 7 (g). R athe r, the a w ard o f In d u stria l G o o d T im e C re d it “m a yb e ter m in a ted o r d isa llo w e d d u rin g su c h a b se n c e s if th e W a rd e n o r D isc ip lin a ryH e a rin g O f f ice r f in d s th a t th e in m a te’ s b e h a v io r w a rra n ts su c h a n a c tio n .” Id . M a n sf ield a rg u e s th a t, be c a u se n o a c tio n w a s ta k e n to ter m in a te h is s t atus as earni ng I ndus tr i al G ood T i m e C r edi t , he cont i nued t o earn the cr edi tforthe four y ear s thathe w as hos pi t al i zed i n M i s s our i and N or th C ar ol i na. M ans fi el d err s i n as s um i ng thathi s earni ng s t atus w oul d have be en governed by § 5 2 3 .1 7 (g ). R a th e r, w h e n h e w a s tra n sf e rre d f ro m L e w isb u rg , h is e a rn in g sta tu s w o u ld have be en governed by§ 523. 17( e) , w hi ch governs the ea rni ng s t atus of i nm at es tra n sf e rre d b e tw e e n in stitu tio n s. W h e re , li k e in M a n sf ield ’s c a se , an in m a te is 2 tr ans ferr ed t o anotherpr i s on ora medi cal cent er , “the extr a good t i m e i s t erm i nat ed upon arr i val . ” I d. I f, agai n l i ke M ans fi el d, the i nm at e i s notempl oy ed byFeder al Pr i s on I ndus tr i es i n t he new i ns t i tut i on, then extr a good t i m e w i l l onl ybe aw ar ded i f a r evi ew by the p ri son st aff finds that the inm at e i s el i gibl e for m eri t ori ou s goo d ti m e. Id. B ecause 3M an sfield’s c lai m s tha t th e tran sfe r t o B O P cu stod yled h im to b e h o u sed in a m o re 4 r es tr i ct i ve pr i s on vi ol at ed the Ex P os tFact o cl aus e fa i l s beca us e § 858( a) , w hi ch a u th o riz e d h is tra n sf

e r to c iv ili a n c u sto d y , p re d a tes h is c rim in a l co n d u c t b yn e a rlyth irty y ear s . T hus , ther e i s no r etr oact i ve appl i cat i on of l aw i nvol ved i n thi s cas e. 7 M ansfi el d w as transferred from L ew i sburg t o a d i fferentcorr ect i on al faci l i tyand becau se he s t opped w or ki ng forFeder al Pr i s on I ndus tr i es dur i ng hi s foury earhi atus fr om L e w i s b u r g , h e w o u l d n o th a v e b e e n e a rn i n g I n d u s tr i a l G o o d T i m e C r e d i t . A c c o r d i n g l y, even unde rhi s pr efe r r ed r eadi ng of the l aw , M ans fi el d i s notent i t l ed t o r el i ef. II. M ans fi el d cl ai m s thathe has been unl aw ful l ydeni ed a mandat orypar ol e dat e and that, as a r esul t , he h as been ho used in m axim um securi typri sons rather than i n les s hars h confi nes thathi s s ent ence w arr ant s . Fur ther , he cl ai m s thatthe fa ctthathe w as tr ans ferr ed t o a maxi m um s ecur i typr i s on w hen he w as t aken i nt o B O P cus t odyvi ol at ed the Ex P os tFact o cl aus e. N ei therof thes e cont ent i ons i s per s uas i ve. See W oodal l v. 4 F ed era l B u rea u o f P ri so n s, 4 3 2 F . 3 d 2 3 5 , 2 4 4 -45 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 5 ). U nder18 U . S. C . § 4206( d) ( r epea l ed) , a fe der al pr i s onerw i l l be r el eas ed on m andat orypar ol e unl es s the Par ol e C om m i s s i on “det erm i nes thathe has s er i ous l yor f re q u e n tlyv io late d in stitu tio n ru les a n d re g u latio n s o r th a t th e re is a re a so n a b le pr obabi l i tythathe w i l l comm i tanyFeder al , St at e, orl ocal cr i m e. ” Foran i nm at e s ervi ng a l i fe s ent ence orgr eat erthan 45 y ear s , the mandat orypar ol e dat e comes aft ers ervi ng§ 4206( d) s t at es “A nypr i s oner. . . s hal l be r el eas ed on par ol e af t erhavi ng s erved 5 tw o- thi r ds of ea ch cons ecut i ve t erm ort erm s , oraft ers ervi ng thi r tyy ear s of ea ch c o n s e c u t i v e t e r m o rt e r ms o f mo r e th a n f

o r ty - f i v e y e a r s i n c l u d i n g a n yl i f e t e r m, w hi cheve ri s ear l i er : Pr ovi ded, how ever , T hatthe C om m i s s i on s hal l notr el eas e s uch pr i s oneri f i tdet erm i nes thathe has s er i ous l yorfr equent l yvi ol at ed i ns t i tut i on rul es and r egul at i ons orthatther e i s a r eas onabl e pr obabi l i tythathe w i l l comm i tanyFeder al , St at e, o r l o c a l c ri m e .” A tthe t i m e M ans fi el d fi l ed hi s habea s pet i t i on, he w as ata medi cal fac i l i tyi n B ut ner 6 a n d h is s e c u ri ty le v e l c la s s if ic a tio n d id n o t a p p e a r t o a f f e c t h is c o n d itio n s o f

c o n f in e m e n t. 8 tw o -th ir d s o f h is sen tenc e o r 30 y ea rs, w h iche v er is earli er. B ec au se M an sfield’s 5 s ent ence i s 97 y ear s , hi s m andat orypar ol e comes aft er30 y ear s . M ans fi el d w as se n ten c e d o n A p ril 2 4 , 1 9 8 7 , an d c re d ited w ith 1 ,2 1 6 d a y s o f jail tim e c re d it af

ter h is o v e rt u rn e d c o n v ic tio n . T h u s , M a n s f ie ld ’s m a n d a to ry p a ro le d a te w ill o c c u r i n J u ly 2 0 1 4 . T h e G o v e rn m e n t co n c e d e s th a t § 4 2 0 6 (d ) a p p lies to M a n sf ield a n d th a t h is m andat orypar ol e dat e occ ur s i n J ul y2014. ( A ppel l ee Br. at28. ) A ccor di ngl y , ther e i s no r eal di s agr eementbetw een the G overnm entand M ans fi el d aboutthe exi s t ence and t i m i ng of hi s m andat orypar ol e. T he di s agr eementr evol ves ar ound the s uppos ed ef fec t s of M ans fi el d’ s m andat orypar ol e dat e on hi s curr enti ncar cer at i on. M ans fi el d’ s compl ai nts t ems fr om the fa ctthathi s m andat orypar ol e dat e does not appea ron hi s s ent ence comput at i on pr epar ed bythe A D B . H e cl ai m s thatthe abs ence of th is d a te o n h is s e n te n c e c o m p u ta tio n h a s le d th e B O P to a s s ig n h im a h ig h s e c u ri ty le v e l. A s a r es ul t , he w as pl ace d i n a maxi m um s ecur i typr i s on w her e hi s condi t i ons of c o n f i n e m e n tw e r e m u c h h a r s h e rth a n th e y w e r e w h e n h e w a s i n m i l i t a ry c u s t o d y. 69

H o w e v e r, h e p ro v id e s n o re a so n to b e liev e th a t th e a b se n c e o f a m a n d a to ryp a ro le d a te has had anyi m pacton hi s s ecur i tyl evel cl as s i fi cat i on and the B O P’ s pr ocedur es for as s i gni ng i nm at es t o pr i s ons do noti nvol ve mandat orypar ol e dat es . T he pr es ence or a b se n c e o f

a m a n d a to ryp a ro le d a te in h is s e n ten c e c o m p u tatio n d o e s n o t af f e c t h is c u s to d yle v e l. T he des i gnat i on of the type of pr i s on i n w hi ch an i nm at e w i l l s erve hi s s ent ence – the i nm at e’ s cus t odyl evel – i s gener al l ydet erm i ned byan i nm at e’ s s ecur i tyl evel ; w hi ch, in tu rn , is a f

f e c ted b yth e p re se n c e o f “ p u b lic s a f

e tyf a c to rs.” B O P P ro g ra m S tate m e n t, S e c u ri ty D e s ig n a tio n a n d C u s to d yC la s s if ic a tio n M a n u a l, N o . 5 1 0 0 .0 8 C h . 5 7 -1 3 (2 0 0 6 ). T h e p u b li c sa fe tyfa ctors inc lud e “ relev an t fac tual inf o rm ati o n reg ard ing the in m ate’s curr entoffe ns e, s ent ence , cr i m i nal hi s t oryori ns t i tut i onal behavi orthatr equi r e[] addi t i onal s ecur i tym eas ur es be empl oy ed t o ens ur e the s afe tyand pr ot ect i on of the publ i c. i s i t s el f. ” I d. at7. I n M ans fi el d’ s cas e, the pr edomi nantfac t orappea r s t o have b e e n th e len g th o f

h is s e n ten c e . In th e a b se n c e o f p u b lic s a f

e tyf a c to r w a iv e r, “a m a le i nm at e w i th m or e than 30 y ear s r emai ni ng t o s erve [on hi s s ent ence ] w i l l be hous ed i n a h ig h se c u ritylev e l in stitu tio n .” Id . at 1 0 . W h e n M a n sf ield w a s in iti a llytra n sf

e rre d to B O P cus t ody , he w as s ervi ng a l i fe s ent ence , and thus had more than 30 y ear s r emai ni ng to se rv e . E v e n a f

ter h is c lem e n c y , h e still h a s m o re th a n 4 0 y e a rs r e m a in in g o n h is s e n te n c e b e f

o re h is s ta tu to ry re le a s e . M ans fi el d cl ai m s that , r atherthan us i ng hi s s t atut oryr el eas e dat e – the dayupon w hi ch he w i l l have s erved hi s ent i r e s ent ence m i nus the good t i m e cr edi the has earned –F urther, M ansfi el d ap pears t o h ave recei ved a pu bli c safet yfact or w ai ver i n respon se 7 t o hi s m os tr ece ntr eques tt o be moved t o l es s r es tr i ct i ve cus t ody . T hi s r eques tw as m ade w hi l e atthe medi cal fac i l i tyi n B utner . ( Supp. R es p. t o M ot . t o D i s m . at31. ) T her e i s no evi dence i n t he r ecor d w hether , once he w as tr ans ferr ed bac k t o L ew i s bur g, hi s cus t ody l evel had cha nged. B O P w as r equi r ed t o appl yhi s m andat orypar ol e dat e i n i t s cal cul at i on of hi s l ength of s e n t e n c e p u b l i c s a f

e tyf a c t o r . M a n s f

i e l d p r o v i d e s n o r e a s o n o ra u th o r i tyf o rth i s c l a i m, and i ti s contr adi ct ed byB O P’ s pol i ci es . A ccor di ng t o r egul arB O P pol i cy , s ent ence l ength i s us ual l ycal cul at ed bas ed on s ent enci ng document s ors t atut oryr el eas e dat es , not a n ticip a ted p a ro le. S e e B O P P ro g ra m S tate m e n t, S e n ten c e C o m p u tatio n M a n u a l/O ld L aw /Pre C C C A 1 9 8 4 , N o . 5 8 8 0 . 3 0 V II 1-3 (19 9 9 ). B O P fo ll o w ed this st an d ard p roc ed u re w h en assig n ing M an sfield to a m ax im u m sec u ri typ ri so n , an d inclu d ing h is m an d atory p a ro le d a te in h is s e n ten c e c o m p u tatio n w o u ld h a v e led to n o c h a n g e in th e re su lt. 7 B eca us e M ans fi el d has r ece i ved al l of the good t i m e cr edi tthathe i s ent i t l ed t o and beca us e has nots how n t hatthe l ack of a mandat orypar ol e dat e on hi s s ent ence c o m p u ta tio n a f

f e c te d h is c u s to d ia l s ta tu s , w e a g re e th a t h is p e titio n s h o u ld b e d e n ie d . A c c o rd in g ly , w e w ill a f f irm th e D istric t C o u rt.

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