In re the Personal Restraint of Garcia

Ricardo Garcia seeks relief in this personal restraint petition (PRP) from the loss of good conduct time credits following two disciplinary hearings in which he was sanctioned for failure to participate in chemical dependency treatment classes. He also asks this court to bar his future attendance at such classes. Garcia primarily argues that the chemical dependency treatment program requires that he participate in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) classes, which he contends include religious-based content that violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Because there are other classes…