In Re Parole of Glover

Petitioner appealed by leave granted the Ingham Circuit Court’s order affirming the Michigan Parole Board’s decision to deny her request for parole. We reversed, In re Parole of Glover, 226 Mich App 655; 575 NW2d 772 (1997), finding that the Parole Board’s explanation for its decision did not satisfy federal and state due process requirements. Finding that there was no statute requiring the Parole Board to provide a written explanation for its decision, we nonetheless felt that constitutional due process requirements demanded a written explanation stating the Parole Board’s reasons for…