Gordon v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

Petitioner seeks review of an order of the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (the board), postponing his parole release date for 10 years on the ground that he had “a present severe emotional disturbance such as to constitute a danger to the health or safety of the community,” ORS 144.125(3)(a), and that it was not reasonable to expect that petitioner would be granted release before 10 years from his current projected release date.1 On review, petitioner contends, among other things, that (1) the “board has not offered a rational, fair, or principled explanation” for applying 1984…