Thomas v. Colorado Department of Corrections

Opinion by

Judge PICCONE.

In this appeal concerning confidential information used as evidence, defendant, the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), appeals the trial court judgment reversing the prison disciplinary conviction and administrative segregation placement of plaintiff, Maxwell Thomas. We reverse and remand with directions to reinstate the DOC’s orders.

Thomas, an inmate at the Limón Correctional Facility, was charged with the disciplinary offense of threats in violation of the DOC’s Code of Penal Discipline (COPD). After a disciplinary hearing, based in part on confidential…