Does a prisoner have a constitutionally protected right to participate in rehabilitative programs?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Sam v. Delacruz, No. 2:18-cv-0991 AC P (E.D. Cal. 2019):

California law has not created constitutionally protected liberty interest in hobbies or crafts); see also Coakley v. Murphy, 884 F.2d 1218, 1221 (9th Cir. 1989) (stating no right to participation in rehabilitative programs while incarcerated).

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