Cintron v. Coughlin

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Connor, J.), entered February 8, 1988 in Greene County, which converted petitioner’s application, brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, into an action for declaratory judgment and declared unconstitutional that provision of the rule of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which authorizes the membership and appointment of parole officers on temporary release committees.

Petitioner, an inmate at Greene Correctional Facility in Greene County, applied to participate in a temporary release program at the facility. His application was rejected…