Humphrey v. Oregon State Penitentiary

This is an appeal from a disciplinary order of the Superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP).

Petitioner was found guilty by an OSP disciplinary committee of the following:(1) Disrespect to staff;(2) Major disruptive behavior; and(3) Menacing.

The evidence and findings were as follows: That about 6:30 p.m. on August 5, 1974, petitioner approached Corrections Officer Hansen in the inmate dining room and requested access to the legal library that evening; that Cpl. Hansen, who was the officer in *125charge of the library, explained to petitioner that the rules required that he must make a…