×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
Military Prisoners Cannot Sue Over Conditions of Confinement
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2003, page 23
In a landmark decision, the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming the United States District Court of Kansas, has held that a military prisoner cannot sue over conditions of confinement in a military prison, even if the prisoner is fully discharged from military service at the time of …
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Retaliation,
Retaliation for Litigating,
Federal Tort Claims Act,
Military Prisons.
Location:
Kansas.
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Strapped States Threaten Prisoner Releases to Extort Revenue
- Ninth Circuit Affirms Constitutionality of RLUIPA
- Settlement Reached in Beating Death of Florida Prisoner
- Habeas Hints, by Kent A. Russell
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Shoot First, Ask Questions Later: The Militarization of Law Enforcement, by Silja JA Talvi
- Informal Grievance Procedure Must Be Exhausted Before Filing Suit
- CSC: More Misery and Misfortune, by C.C. Simmons
- BOP Guards Smuggle Sperm for Mobsters, by Gary Hunter
- Washington DOC Settles Kosher Diet Complaints, by John E Dannenberg
- Arizona's Pima County Settles Prisoner Beating Death Lawsuits for $500,000
- Washington DOC Ban on Bulk Mail and Catalogs Enjoined in PLN Suit, Due Process Required, by Paul Wright
- New York Muslim Prison Chaplains Purged
- CDC Report Outlines Prevention and Control of Hepatitis in Prisons, by John E Dannenberg
- Washington State's Changes to Good Time Laws Benefit Few, by Lonnie Burton
- Military Prisoners Cannot Sue Over Conditions of Confinement
- Texas Magistrate Suspended for Verbally Abusing Prisoners
- Georgia Jury Awards $325,000 to Prisoner's Widow in Legal Malpractice Case
- Canadian Supreme Court Grants Prisoners Right to Vote, by Lonnie Burton
- Justice Department Report Decries Smuggling in Federal Prisons
- The Death Penalty in 2001
- Court Okay Needed Before Housing Mentally Ill Prisoners in California Supermax
- South Carolina Found in Contempt for Non-Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners
- Expert Witness Standard in RLUIPA Gang Case
- Tennessee Prisoner Awarded $242,500 in CCA Medical Neglect Suit
- Mediation Costs Not Taxable in §1983 Suit
- Gay Visiting Rule Challenged
- Women Prisoners in Alabama Win Preliminary Injunctive Relief
- Alabama's Women Prisoners Moved to Louisiana to Ease Overcrowding
- The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry
- News in Brief
More from these topics:
- Idaho DOC Director Denies Verified Report of Rampant Sexual Abuse of Women Prisoners by Staff, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliatory Segregation, Prison Rape Elimination Act.
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Liability but Reverses Damages in Lawsuit Over Illinois Warden and Investigator Using Prisoner as Bait to Catch Staff Member Raping Her, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
- Nevada Non-Profit Founder Under Investigation for Misconduct, May 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Contractor Misconduct, Complaints, Restrictions, discrimination.
- Arkansas Board of Corrections Settles Sunshine Law Charges, Caving to Governor’s Power Grab, May 1, 2026. Retaliation for Litigating, State Legislation, Public Records Act, Constitution, state, Community Confinement/Home Detention.
- Idaho Struggles to Respond to Devasting Report of Widespread Prisoner Sex Abuse, April 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Prison Rape Elimination Act, State Legislation, Public Records Act.
- Eighth Circuit Revives Case Against Guards Who Failed to Intervene As Chaplain Sexually Assaulted Arkansas Prisoner, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Prison Rape Elimination Act, Qualified Immunity, Failure to Train/Supervise.
- Private Prison Firm GEO Group Reports Record $254 Million Profit After New ICE Contracts, March 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Systemic Medical Neglect, Immigration Detention.
- New York State Moves to Dismiss Hundreds of Prison Sexual Assault Lawsuits, Feb. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, DOC/BOP misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Authority and Jurisdiction, Access To Courts.
- Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity for Michigan Jailer Accused of Retaliatory Assault, Jan. 1, 2026. Retaliation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Qualified Immunity, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Deliberate Indifference.
- Hawaii Prison Warden Reinstated After Being Fired in 2014 for Sexual Harassment, Dec. 1, 2025. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Supervisor-Staff Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Employee Litigation.

