SCOTUS Clamps Down on Bivens Extension to Prisoner Beaten by BOP Guards at Virginia Lockup by Chuck Sharman On June 30, 2025, a federal prisoner lost his last chance at recovering damages for injuries suffered when he was repeatedly shackled and beaten by guards at the U.S. Penitentiary (USP)—Lee in …

Nevada Prisoner Strikes Out in Access-to-Courts Claim by David Reutter On August 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for officials with the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC) in a prisoner’s claim that it limited his access to courts. The Court’s ruling maintains …

Ohio Supreme Court Grants Prisoner’s Mother Names of Fellow Prisoners Who Attacked Him by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On April 12, 2023, the Supreme Court of Ohio compelled the Mansfield Correctional Center (MCC) to provide to Amirah Sultaana the names and identification numbers of the prisoners who assaulted her …

How Prisoners' Rights Lawyers Do Vital Work Despite the Courts, 2023 \\jciprod01\productn\U\UST\19-2\UST210.txt unknown Seq: 1 28-MAR-23 15:25 SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE HOW PRISONERS’ RIGHTS LAWYERS DO VITAL WORK DESPITE THE COURTS SHARON DOLOVICH* Thanks to Professor Sisk and to the symposium organizers for inviting me to speak to you today. It is …

Tenth Circuit Revives Kansas Prisoner’s Claim That He Was Denied Access to Court by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso On April 18, 2022, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed dismissal of a suit filed by Kansas prisoner Kenneth D. Leek, holding that he met the …

Third Circuit Agrees With Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Access-to-Courts Claim, But Grants Defendants Qualified Immunity by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On June 15, 2022, in a precedential ruling that might help the next prisoner plaintiff, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that “a prisoner has a …

Prisoners' Access to Justice - Family Support, Prison Legal Education, and Court Proceedings Journal of Politics and Law; Vol. 14, No. 4; 2021 ISSN 1913-9047 E-ISSN 1913-9055 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Prisoners’ Access to Justice: Family Support, Prison Legal Education, and Court Proceedings Elijah Tukwariba Yin1, …

Faison v. Held, IL, Settlement, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION JEAN-MARC FAISON, #R-41130, Plaintiff, vs. C/0 HELD, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 16-598-NJR-GCS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …