Chandler v. Fischer

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

As the result of an authorized mail watch, correction officials discovered an outgoing letter written by petitioner that contained numerous gang-related references and code terms. Accordingly, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with violating prison disciplinary rules relating to gang activity and…