MATTER OF UMOJA v. BEZIO


64 A.D.3d 1066 (2009)

881 N.Y.S.2d 924

In the Matter of PIRU UMOJA, Petitioner, v. NORMAN R. BEZIO, as Director of Special Housing and Inmate Disciplinary Programs, et al., Respondents.

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

Decided July 23, 2009.


After a search of his cell revealed a letter from another inmate highlighting the importance of a chain of command and the use of caution when recruiting other prisoners into a particular gang, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits possession of gang-related materials. He was found guilty of the charge following a tier III disciplinary hearing and a penalty was imposed. The determination was upheld on administrative...

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