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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| Serena Michelle Jopseh - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Department of Corrections, G. Johnson, T. S. Fainuulelei, Johnston, Wood, R. Maseuli, A. McCarter | Filed: November 19, 2020 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sergio Severance - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Earl Houser | Filed: March 24, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:2241 |
| Steven Johnson - Judge Joshua M Kindred More Information >>> | Earl Houser | Filed: March 31, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:2241 |
| Sherrie I. Wilson - Judge Timothy M Burgess More Information >>> | Brandon Lee Jones | Filed: November 04, 2021 Habeas Corpus (General) §28 U.S.C. § 2254 |
| Samual Johnathan Thompson, Clarence C. Shirley‚ III - Judge Joshua M Kindred More Information >>> | Justin Ennis, Jacqueline Villacorta, Earl L. Houser | Filed: December 27, 2021 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Steven John Miller - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Eric A. Aarseth, Nathan H. Lockwood, Katholyn A. Runnels | Filed: January 03, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Steven John Miller - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Samuel James Laffey, Andrew Peterson, Nathan Lockwod, Virginia Kain | Filed: February 17, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Stanley E. Smith - Judge Sharon L Gleason More Information >>> | Nathaniel Hainje, Terrence Hoss, Christopher of Knowles, State Alaska | Filed: March 07, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Ri |
| Steven R. Moses - Judge Joshua M Kindred More Information >>> | Goose Creek Corr. Center, AK Dept. of Corrections | Filed: March 14, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Steven R. Moses - Judge Ralph R Beistline More Information >>> | Alaska Court System, Nesbett Courthouse | Filed: March 15, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
| Steven R. Moses - Judge Joshua M Kindred More Information >>> | Anchorage Correctional Complex West, AK Dept. of Corrections | Filed: March 17, 2022 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42 U.S.C. § 1983 Prisoner |
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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