Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Ross
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 2009No. 08-4286PublishedCited by 1,531 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This is the second time this court has been asked to review the fall-out from Ronald Matrisciano’s testimony before the Illinois Prison Review Board (“PRB”) in support of inmate Harry Aleman’s petition for parole. See Matrisciano v. Randle, 569 F.3d 723 (7th Cir.2009). Normally, employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections (“IDOC”) do not serve as advocates for inmates. But this is what happened in December 2002 when Matrisciano, an IDOC employee, appeared before the PRB on behalf of Aleman. The PRB voted overwhekningly against Aleman, with PRB member Victor Brooks…
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