Baker v. Department of Corrections

This original action is brought by plaintiff, Ronald Baker, pursuant to our Rule 381 (87 Ill. 2d R. 381). The plaintiff is presently incarcerated at the Centraba Correctional Center. He seeks writs of mandamus, habeas corpus or, alternatively, a supervisory order to compel Arthur Cieslik, judge of the circuit court of Cook County, to credit him with the full amount of meritorious-service credits that he was awarded prior to July 13, 1983. Plaintiff also requests this court to direct Michael P. Lane, Director of the Department of Corrections, and Howard Peters, warden of the Centraba…