Brandon v. State, Department of Corrections

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Richard Brandon, a state prisoner serving a long sentence, was transferred to a prison in Arizona. He contends that the transfer interferes with his rehabilitation because his family will not be able to visit him in Arizona. The question presented by this case is whether the superior court had jurisdiction to hear his administrative appeal from the transfer decision of the Department of Corrections (DOC). Our answer is “yes.”

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Richard Brandon is serving a twenty-five-year sentence for a 1990 conviction. Due to overcrowding in…