State Ex Rel. Woods v. Morgan

Aaron Ben Woods appeals from an order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Woods is incarcerated at the Racine Correctional Institution (RCI) on a parole revocation but argues that he was still a prison inmate when the State revoked his parole. Woods contends that he could not simultaneously hold the dual status of prisoner and parolee. Because we conclude that Woods was an inmate of a correctional facility rather than a parolee at the time of the underlying rule violation, we reverse the order and remand with directions that the petition for release on parole be granted.

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