Matter of Fragosa v. Morris

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Maney, J.), entered October 10, 2016 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision denying his request to participate in the family reunion program.

Petitioner is serving an aggregate prison sentence of 50 years to life due to his conviction for, among other things, two counts of murder in the second degree (People v Fregosi, 258 AD2d 259 [1999], lv denied 93 NY2d 970 [1999]). In May 2015, and while he was…