Scott Walker, Appellant v. State of Alaska, Department of Corrections, Appellee.

Summary

The Alaska Supreme Court held that a prisoner does not forfeit a constitutional due‑process claim by failing to raise it during the administrative appeal, and that the disciplinary hearing officer’s refusal to call the inmate’s requested witnesses violated Walker’s due‑process rights and was prejudicial. Accordingly, the Court reversed the superior court’s affirmation of the Department of Corrections’ decision and remanded for a new hearing.