Alaska residents are subject to Alaska state and U.S. federal laws. Federal laws apply in Alaska, as they do across all 50 states. In addition to the U.S. Constitution, which is the supreme law of the U.S., federal laws include statutes that are periodically codified in the U.S. Code.
Alaska Prisoner Petitions Cases
Civil Rights, General, Mandamus and Other, Motions to Vacate Sentence, Prison Condition,
Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement.
Persons in prison, like other individuals, have the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
You can contact the Clerk of the Court to get the transcripts of the case and the sentencing where they were adjudicated or USE SEARCH FORM below
Prisoner Petitions – Alaska (AK) Inmate List
Petition Search from November 22, 2004 to March 29, 2024
A(42 rec) B(38 rec) C(33 rec) D(57 rec) E(24 rec) F(16 rec) G(22 rec) H(5 rec) I(3 rec) J(101 rec) K(39 rec) L(55 rec) M(43 rec) N(8 rec) O(1 rec) P(41 rec) Q(1 rec) R(59 rec) S(63 rec) T(47 rec) U(264 rec) V(5 rec) W(17 rec) Y(1 rec) Z(4 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| William Arthur Sakeagak - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | Earl L. Houser | Filed: August 12, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Winona Marie Fletcher - Judge H. Russel Holland More Information >>> | Dean Marshel | Filed: December 06, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| William Terry Smith - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Joseph Schmidt, Alaska Dept. of Corrections | Filed: November 09, 2012 Mandamus & Other §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Wilben B. Napayonak - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Adorfo Guzman | Filed: October 02, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wayne Leonard Starkey - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | John Conant | Filed: October 24, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wynter Jai Cathey - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Palmer Probation, Troy Henley | Filed: December 12, 2016 Civil Rights §28:2254 |
| William Donny Moondog - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Bob Cordle, Pierce, Webster | Filed: February 08, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Wendell T. Booth‚ Jr. - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Blades, Lowe, Humphries, G.C.C.C., Kollander, Ferguson, Earl Houser, D.O.C. | Filed: April 10, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| William Martin Moseley - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Honorable Erin B. Marston | Filed: February 04, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge James K Singleton |
| William M. Moseley - Judge Matthew McCrary Scoble More Information >>> | State of Alaska Superior Court | Filed: July 15, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Warren Brooks - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Glen Nighswonger | Filed: April 10, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| William J. Walsh - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Curtis Sommer, Tribal Council Members, The of Native Village Tanana | Filed: August 21, 2014 Civil Rights §No cause code entered |
| William Howarth‚ Jr. - Judge Joshua M Kindred More Information >>> | Kevin Coe | Filed: November 02, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Wyatt N. Redfox - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | John Doe, Jane Doe, Teadi Chance | Filed: January 06, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wyatt N. Redfox - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Brandon Jones, Samual Medlock, Jane Does, Sandra Thomas | Filed: January 06, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William D Polty - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Earl Houser | Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
Alaska Prisoner Finder.
For most of U.S. history, the treatment of prisoners was left entirely to the discretion of prison administrators. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the federal courts began to oversee state prison systems and develop a body of law dealing with prisoners’ rights. During the 1980s, however, a more conservative Supreme Court limited prisoners’ rights, and, in the 1990s, Congress enacted laws that severely restricted litigation and post-conviction appeals by prisoners.
Two statutes enacted during the 104th Congress have had a significant effect on the federal court’s treatment of prisoners who seek to bring claims against prison officials. Congress passed the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) of 1995, Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, to place restrictions on the ability of federal courts when they consider claims by prisoners. The Antiterrorist and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214, reformed the system of habeas corpus review in federal court. Although prisoners continue to bring lawsuits in federal court, these statutes have made it more difficult for prisoners to make successful claims.
Source: encyclopedia.com/law/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/prisoners-rights
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