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The department of incorrection

Prisoner kept beyond term, despite state's vow to change

Mark Taylor was held in prison beyond his release date. Mark Taylor was held in prison beyond his release date.
By David Abel
Globe Staff / January 29, 2009

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Mark Taylor knew something was wrong. In the fall of 2006, halfway into a five-year sentence at the Massachusetts Treatment Center, the inmate asked prison officials why he was not accruing time off his term for good behavior. An official in the records division responded in writing, erroneously telling Taylor that he was not eligible because he was a habitual ... (Full article: 1141 words)

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