Matter of Personal Restraint of Cashaw

Madsen J.

Charles Cashaw filed a personal restraint petition (PRP) challenging the actions of the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (Board) in setting his minimum prison term to coincide with the remainder of his court-imposed maximum sentence. The Court of Appeals found the case to be moot but proceeded to address the merits in light of the important issues involved. The court granted the PRP after concluding the Board’s failure to follow its own procedural rules violated Cashaw’s due process rights.

Although we too reach the merits of the case, we find that no due process liberty interest…