Grammer v. Kansas Dept. of Corrections

No. 120,909 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS FRANKLIN L. GRAMMER JR., Appellant, v. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. A petition under K.S.A. 60-1501 is a procedural means through which a prisoner may challenge the mode or conditions of his or her confinement, including administrative actions of the penal institution. To state a claim for relief, a petition must allege shocking and intolerable conduct or continuing mistreatment of a constitutional stature. 2. Prison officials may not retaliate against or harass an inmate based on the inmate's…