People ex rel. Cardona v. Singerman

Petitioners, a group of 18 prisoners, each of whom has been convicted of a misdemeanor by plea or after trial, each of whom has been certified as a narcotic addict and sentenced to the care and custody of the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission for an indeterminate term not to exceed 36 months, join together in one habeas corpus petition to challenge the legality of their present confinement in the Bronx House of Detention where they are awaiting transfer to one of the NACO facilities. One petitioner has been so confined for over four months and others for periods ranging up to three months.