Bekins v. OREGON ST. PENITENTIARY, CORR. DIV.

Petitioner was found guilty by a prison disciplinary committee of assaulting another inmate. On appeal petitioner raises four issues: (1) whether he was entitled, under the prison’s procedural rules, to the assistance of counsel; (2) whether he was entitled, under the constitution and procedural rules, to present additional evidence before the disciplinary committee; (3) whether the committee violated the procedural rules governing informant’s reports; and (4) whether all factors germane to the sanction imposed were properly considered.

It is now established that prisoners do not have the…