Smith v. Anderson

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Charles Smith, a registered sex offender, was convicted of driving with a revoked license and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment followed by one year’s mandatory supervised release. To begin his supervised released—often called parole—Smith needed the Illinois Department, of Corrections to approve a host site. On his release date Smith submitted two host sites. At that time, the Department had not investigated or approved the proposed sites. A parole supervisor therefore ordered Smith’s parole officer, Paul Anderson, to issue a parole violation report rather than…