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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| Preston Mitch Reyna - Judge John W. Sedwick More Information >>> | G. S. Wellard | Filed: April 17, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Peter Lee Andrews - Judge A. Harry Branson More Information >>> | Miranda, John R. Cox, Moody | Filed: November 22, 2004 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Paul N. Wright - Judge John W. Sedwick More Information >>> | Rebecca Bingham | Filed: January 23, 2007 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Defendant |
| Petro N. Basargin - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Anna Lampley | Filed: April 27, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Paul T. Stavenjord - Judge Deborah M. Smith More Information >>> | Bruno Stolc | Filed: October 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Paul T. Stavenjord - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Corrections Corporation of America, P. Hart, B. Stolc | Filed: November 24, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:1446 Petition for Removal |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge James K. Singleton More Information >>> | Craig Turnbull | Filed: September 01, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | Craig Turnbull | Filed: October 12, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | John Skidmore, David Reineke, Eric Aarseth | Filed: March 06, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge Leslie C. Longenbaugh More Information >>> | Attorney General for the State of Alaska | Filed: July 09, 2014 Civil Rights §28:2254 |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | John Conant | Filed: April 13, 2015 Mandamus and Other §28:2254 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | John Conant | Filed: July 13, 2015 Civil Rights §28:2254 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Kevin Brady, Municipality of Anchorage | Filed: August 03, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | John Conant | Filed: August 05, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | John Skidmore, Eric Aarseth, Ann B. Black | Filed: September 08, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Timothy M. Burgess, State of Alaska Municipality | Filed: September 18, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Rowe, Department of Correction, Beardsley, Hutchison | Filed: December 30, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Sanderlin, Brooks, Price, Quinlan, Forrester, John Conant, Prienfalk, C. Brooks, Leonard, M. Bowman, Department of Corrections, Greenland, K. Horton, Ferguson | Filed: January 04, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Eric Aarseth | Filed: January 21, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Woolery, Hutchison, Ennis | Filed: February 18, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Cooper, Bruekner, Beardsley | Filed: March 01, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Inmate Cell #9T Mike Mod, Hutchison, Brooks, Howard, C. Sullivan | Filed: March 21, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Lapinskas | Filed: April 04, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Sharon L. Gleason More Information >>> | Department of Corrections, Demetz, Beardsley | Filed: June 07, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Geisendorfer, Ennis, Hutchison | Filed: August 25, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Paul T. Stavenjord - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | John Conant, Clare Sullivan, Kari Hedgepeth | Filed: September 19, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Patrick Harrold Torrence - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | William Lapinskas | Filed: March 08, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Pete: Bryon Douglas - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | Zene Nighswonger | Filed: May 07, 2018 General §28:2241 |
| Philip Dixon‚ Jr. - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: October 23, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Paul A. Harris - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | State of Alaska | Filed: May 03, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Paul A. Harris - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Zane Neighswonger | Filed: June 13, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Phillip Akelkok‚ Jr. - Judge Deborah M Smith More Information >>> | Jared Poles, William F. Morse, James F. Jr., Hartmann‚ Mike Dunleavy | Filed: June 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Phillip R. Durousseau - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Zane Nighswonger | Filed: August 07, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Patrick Leo Shorty - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | Earl L. Houser | Filed: August 15, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Paul Allen Harris - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Brueckner/Ennis, M. Stanley, Chris Lyou, Zane Neighswonger, Earl L. Houser | Filed: May 27, 2020 Prisoner Petitions: Civil Detainee: Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Phillip Phillips - Judge Timothy M. Burgess More Information >>> | Lapinskas | Filed: November 30, 2016 Civil Rights §28:2254 |
| Patrick H. Torrence - Judge James K Singleton More Information >>> | A. Hermandez | Filed: December 28, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:2254 |
| Peter Lee Norris, Bjorn Erik Haapaniemi - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: December 09, 2021 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28 U.S.C. § 2255 |
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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