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the prison is not extending a sentence, but only avoiding a sentence reduction that would otherwise occur. In contrast, prisoners who commit violent crimes are entitled to a jury trial if criminally charged, which presents prison administrators with the logistical difficulties of transporting the defendant and all relevant witnesses to a trial court and back to the prison.
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