The second case involved Robert Badelle #7130 [http://www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/?offnum=7130&search2.x=55&search2.y=12], an inmate at Westville, and a letter he wrote to the superintendent. In 1977, Badelle had been charged with murder and sentenced to a prison term of thirty years, even though Badelle and two Indiana police officers maintain that he is innocent. Upset one night about his imprisonment, Badelle decided to write the superintendent a letter in which he explained his discontent and his thoughts of escaping. On reading the letter, the superintendent alerted the DOC and five extra years were added onto Badelle's sentence. "The DOC claimed that mentioning one's intent to flee is the same as trying to escape…" Badelle filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and won, and the added sentence was removed. In addition to this, the court ruled that Badelle should indeed be transferred to another prison. According to Badelle's lawyer, Westville is a very dangerous "hellhole" and is only meant for "short-termers" and younger men.