Cowart v. Pico

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 directed that petitioner be placed in administrative segregation.

Substantial evidence supports the determination that petitioner, a prison inmate, posed a threat to the safety and security of the facility sufficient to require his placement in administrative segregation (see, 7 NYCRR 301.4 [b]). Presented in evidence was the testimony of correction officers who described the tension that prevailed at the facility following the…