MATTER OF O'KEEFE v. COOMBE


233 A.D.2d 640 (1996)

650 N.Y.S.2d 47

In the Matter of Joel O'Keefe, Petitioner, v. Phillip Coombe, Jr., as Commissioner of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

November 14, 1996


In September 1994, petitioner was in the custody of the State Police when he escaped from the back seat of a police cruiser and absconded, eluding capture for several days. In February 1995, petitioner was incarcerated at Attica Correctional Facility in Wyoming County, assigned to the administrative segregation unit. An administrative hearing resulted in a decision rejecting petitioner's contention that he should be released from administrative segregation and housed with...

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