Janowski v. Board of Parole & Post-Prison Supervision

These two cases, which we have consolidated for purposes of opinion, present two issues, both of which concern the proper interpretation and applicability of statutes and administrative rules that have long since been amended, but which continue to govern the treatment of prisoners who committed their crimes while those statutes and rules were in effect. The first issue is whether the Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (the board) has the authority effectively to override a prisoner’s 30-year mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated murder and to release the prisoner after 20 years…