In re the Personal Restraint of Bovan

¶1 Primarily at issue in this personal restraint petition is whether the state Department of Corrections (DOC) correctly denied Anthony Bovan credit on the remaining portion of his prison sentence following revocation of his release to community custody. Bovan’s petition is technically moot. But we address this issue because of its continuing and substantial public importance. It is also otherwise likely to evade review.

¶2 We hold that Bovan was entitled to credit on the remaining portion of his sentence for all periods he actually spent in detention awaiting disposition of alleged violations…