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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| Brett Bodner - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | State of Alaska Department of Corrections | Filed: July 18, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ben Noyakuk - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Craig Turnbull | Filed: September 21, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Benjamin Davis - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | William Hauser, Debbie Miller, Joe Schmitt | Filed: February 11, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Berry Jack - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Sarah Palin, Debbie Miller | Filed: March 12, 2008 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Ben Davis - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Debbie Miller, Rich Erwin, Henry Luban, Rowe Sims | Filed: June 02, 2008 Plaintiff §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Ben J. Latham - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Joe Schmidt, Richard Svobodny | Filed: May 13, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Benjamin Davis - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Tucker, Hudson Correctional Facility | Filed: July 27, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Benjamin Davis - Judge John W. Sedwick More Information >>> | David Gross, Stevenson, Hudson Correctional Facility Medical Department, Williams, Tami Anding | Filed: February 22, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Benjamin Guy Miles - Judge H. Russel Holland More Information >>> | Loren Jacobsen, Debbie Miller, Joseph Schmidt, Micheal Sheffield, Diane Carol Thomas, State of Alaska, Ian Losby, Department of Corrections, Anchorage Correctional Complex | Filed: May 05, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ben Davis - Judge John W. Sedwick More Information >>> | Alaska Dept of Corr., Rachael Hurt, The Geo Group | Filed: June 10, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ben J. Latham - Judge James K. Singleton More Information >>> | Joe Schmidt, John Burns | Filed: August 22, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Bobby Kirkwood - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | M. Spaan | Filed: April 01, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Ben Latham - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Municipality of Anchorage | Filed: April 12, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Filed: September 19, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 | |
| Benjamin Davis - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | State of Alaska | Filed: December 15, 2015 General §28:2254 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Brian F. Hall - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Alaska Department of Corrections | Filed: November 21, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Ben Davis - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | State of Alaska, Caitlan Shortell, Fred Dewey | Filed: December 19, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Billy Dean Smith, Josh Vars, Frostad Phoenix, Mich, Richard Dorsey, David Paul Nelson, Upgrade David, Kevin A. Slats‚ Jr., Zayquan Woodruff, James McGee, Hoover Adams, Daniel Lee Hinsberger, John R. Douglas, James R. Rookard‚ Jr., Kenneth Dion, Cody Akers - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | John Cox, William Lapinskas | Filed: September 20, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Bobby Dupree - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Zane Nighswonger | Filed: March 06, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Bobby Ray Dupree - Judge Matthew McCrary Scoble More Information >>> | State of Alaska Dept. of Corr., State of Alaska Parole Board, Zane Nighswonger | Filed: March 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Bukurim Miftari - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Earl Houser | Filed: April 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge James K Singleton |
| Ben Davis - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Zane Nywonger, Bart Theisen | Filed: July 30, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Deborah M Smith jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Billy Dean Smith - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | Marianna Miranda | Filed: February 13, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Ben Davis - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Ashton Glades, Burke Kate | Filed: April 30, 2020 Personal Inj. Med. Malpractice §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Bradley Kent Elliott - Judge Joshua M Kindred More Information >>> | Jeremy Hough, Derrick Medina, Donald Carlon, Nancy Dahlstrom, Shannon McCloud | Filed: May 12, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ben Davis - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Sgt. Luper | Filed: June 17, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Benjamin Davis - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | State of Alaska | Filed: October 26, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Brett Alan James Talmadge - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Zwink, Ellesaundra Mciver, Condie, Linda Rick Burton, Rachel Gernant, Manrique, Theresa Blazka, Velvet Bieswinger | Filed: January 07, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Ben Davis - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Brandon Jones | Filed: February 05, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Bradley Mayer - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | Earl Houser | Filed: March 31, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:2254 |
| Bryan Webb Johnson - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | State of Alaska | Filed: November 02, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Bjorn Erik Haapaniemi, Peter Lee Norris - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Dattan Scott Dattan, Steven J. Priddle, Randall S. Cavanaugh, Jonas M. Walker | Filed: October 29, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Brandon Timpke - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Treg Taylor, Adam Crum, Synthia Robinson, G. Stephen Wallace, Michael Dunleavy, Paul Tony | Filed: October 13, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights § jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Basil G. Andrew - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | John Doe | Filed: March 31, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Ben Davis - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Hernandes, Dept of Correction, Matilda, Anch Jail Medical Dept | Filed: April 06, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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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