Collins v. Bezio

Proceeding pursuant CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with engaging in gang-related activities after a correction officer recovered photographs depicting petitioner exhibiting a hand signal known to be used by an unauthorized gang. He was found guilty of the charge at the conclusion of a tier III disciplinary hearing. The determination was…