Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit October 31, 2017, No. 16-2333 (Smith v. Anderson)

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Charles Smith, a registered sex offender, was convicted of driving with a revoked license and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment followed by one year’s mandatory supervised release. To begin his supervised released—often called parole—Smith needed the Illinois Department, of Corrections to approve a host site. On his release date Smith submitted two host sites.