Calhoun v. OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY, ETC.

In this prison discipline case, petitioner was charged with and found guilty of violations of Rule 1 (OAR 291-40-050(1)) — Disruptive Behavior 1 and Rule 13(a) (OAR 291-40-050(13)(a) — Conspiracy to Commit a Rule Violation. 2 We find no evidence on this record that petitioner violated either rule, and so reverse.

This case, along with several others which we decide today, arose out of concerted work stoppage which occurred at the Oregon State Penitentiary beginning on February 7, 1979. The record here — as in most of the other cases — is sparse, perhaps due to the large number of proceedings…