Opinion ID: 885758
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Did the State Deprive Campbell of any Liberty Interest in Good Time Credits

Text: ¶ 10 If Campbell had served his entire sentence in the MSP and conformed his behavior to prison rules, he would have received the full amount good time authorized by statute. By applying for but failing to complete the Boot Camp program he ended up with fewer good time credits than he otherwise might have. Campbell claims that he should have received 83 additional days of good time credit for the time he spent in the Boot Camp program. Even taking this assertion as true, however, the question remains whether the difference between what Campbell could have earned and what he actually earned is a deprivation giving rise to due process protection. We conclude that it is not. ¶ 11 The Due Process Clause is phrased as a limitation on the State's power to act. Therefore, when an individual undertakes to voluntarily give up his own liberty there is no due process violation. See Zinermon v. Burch (1990), 494 U.S. 113, 117, n. 3, 110 S.Ct. 975, 979, 108 L.Ed.2d 100, 109. Campbell voluntarily entered the Boot Camp program with the hope of earning a reduced sentence or conversion of his prison term to one of probation. He knew when he entered the program that he would not receive good time credits. Accordingly, we conclude that the State has not deprived Campbell of anything and that his due process claim is without merit. The Due Process Clause does not require a remedy when there has been no deprivation of a protected interest. See Davidson v. Cannon (1986), 474 U.S. 344, 348, 106 S.Ct. 668, 670, 88 L.Ed.2d 677, 683.