Richards v. Graham

¶ 1. Harlan Richards appeals circuit court orders affirming a Parole Commission decision deferring his next parole review for twelve months, and a Program Review Committee (PRC) decision elevating his custody classification, which resulted in Richards' loss of work-release privileges and transfer to a higher security facility.1 Richards' primary contention is that both decisions were arbitrary and unsupported by substantial evidence in the record. We *179conclude the Parole Commission's decision was reasonable and supported by substantial evidence, but that the PRC's decision was arbitrary. We…