Heyward v. Fischer

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner, an inmate, has written and published a number of books. One of his books was introduced into the prison library system and it contained petitioner’s email address as well as instructions for obtaining other books by petitioner through mail order. In addition, petitioner was found to be in possession of precompleted invoices and correspondence from a…