Sundiata Acoli v. New Jersey State Parole Board(075308)

After a two-member panel of the Parole Board denied parole to petitioner Sundiata Acoli, a convicted murderer who twice before had been denied parole, Acoli filed an internal administrative appeal. That administrative appeal entitled him to a review by the full Parole Board of the record that had been developed before the Board panel, as well as any additional material submitted by Acoli. Because he had not been recommended for parole, the full Board did not conduct an in-person assessment of Acoli consistent with its regulations governing the parole process. The Parole Board affirmed the…