Gordon v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner seeks judicial review of an order of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (the board), postponing his parole release date for 24 months on the ground that he had “a present severe emotional disturbance such as to constitute a danger to the health or safety of the community.” ORS 144.125(3)(a).1 The dispositive issue on review is whether the board’s decision to postpone petitioner’s release date is supported by substantial evidence in the record, where petitioner’s psychological evaluation states that he “could” constitute a danger to the health or safety of the…