Personal Restraint Petition of Stephen P. Dowdney, Jr.
While in prison, the Department of Corrections put Stephen Dowdney on “assigned to cell” status as a “program” for not participating in work-based programming. He was later infracted for violating it by being out of his cell. Dowdney filed a personal restraint petition claiming the “assigned to cell” status as programming was unconstitutional and he was denied due process regarding the sanction. Dowdney was released from prison in July 2025, and DOC asserts the matter in therefore moot. COA# 867776. Snohomish County Superior Court# 16-1-00712-5.