State Ex Rel. Riley v. Department of Health & Social Services

Roland Riley appeals from a decision and an order denying his petition for a writ of certiorari and upholding a decision of the Waupun Correctional Institution Program Review Committee (PRC) placing him in administrative confinement on suspicion that he was involved in gang-related activities at the prison. One issue is dispositive: whether the committee exceeded its authority when it relied upon unsworn statements from prison informants as a basis for holding Riley in administrative confinement. We conclude that the committee exceeded its authority and we remand the matter to the trial court…