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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| George K. Whitman‚ III - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | J. Craig Turnbull | Filed: August 15, 2007 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Gerald Mahle - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Debbie Miller, The Attorney of the State of Alaska | Filed: May 27, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Gabriel J. Myomick - Judge John D. Roberts More Information >>> | Debbie Miller | Filed: November 22, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Gilbert Gus Tomaganuk - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | Cookinlt Pre Trial Jail Doc | Filed: August 27, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Garry R. Archey - Judge Scott A. Oravec More Information >>> | Palmer Correctional Center | Filed: November 04, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Gabriel Serradell - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | C. Sullivan | Filed: December 29, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Gregory W. Marino - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | Lapinskas | Filed: April 01, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Gilbert Thomas Simmons - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | State of Alaska | Filed: September 12, 2017 General §28:2241 |
| Guy Douglas Hines - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | Elizabeth F. Crail, John Doe, Tammie Axelsson | Filed: June 27, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Gabriel John Buchholz - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Bennett Hansen, Terry Ray Hansen, State of Oregon | Filed: October 22, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Guy Douglas Hines - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Tammi Axelsson | Filed: May 30, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Matthew McCrary Scoble jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Gilbert Simmonds - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | Earl Houser | Filed: November 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Guy Allan Nelson - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | State of Alaska, United States of America | Filed: January 14, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights § jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Gene V. Martin‚ Jr. - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | Shannon McCloud | Filed: July 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Gov S Bill, Fleur Robert, Timothy Burgess, Refiled Attorney General U.S.C Duty of Merrick Garla, Leeroy J Stansberry - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Reclaim: Third Parties Our AttorneyDirector Opp 754-3460, Darryl Jones, Natasha 222-7771, Pamela, Mike | Filed: April 05, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Geoffrey Tugatuk - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Christina L. Reigh, Allen Jackson, Jerilyn T. Moore, William Vitkus, Lance Christion Wells, Ben Turner, Christopher S. Lesch, Kate Bargerhuff, Craig Markiewicz, Clerk of the Courts | Prisoner: Civil Rights § jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Gabriel Donnelly - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | John C. Cagle, Timothy Ayer, Melissa Howard | Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 |
| Guy Allan Nelson - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Municipality of Anchorage | Filed: October 06, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Girl Scouts of the USA, Leon Tholson - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | State of Alaska Department of Corrections, North Farthest Girl Scout Council, Chris Lyou, Timothy Hises | Filed: July 12, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28 U.S.C. § 2201 , Referring Judge John W Sedwick |
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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