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California Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Ripped Off Prisoner by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson Jin Woo Park was a prisoner of the State of California at the Corcoran State Prison when he hired Michael L. Guisti to file his petition of habeas corpus in both state and, if …
New York State Moves to Dismiss Hundreds of Prison Sexual Assault Lawsuits by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Knott In a calculated effort to evade liability for systemic custodial sexual violence, lawyers for New York State plan to ask judges to dismiss approximately 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits based …
Article • February 1, 2026 • from PLN February, 2026
United States Postal Service Declares Postmarks Could Be Delayed by On December 24, 2025, the United States Postal Service (USPS) rolled out a new practice regarding how mail is tracked and dated. While for more than 70 years a postmark has been a reliable way of proving when an individual …
Article • November 1, 2025 • from PLN November, 2025
Sixth Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes PLRA “Strike” and Reinstates Michigan Prisoner’s Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 25, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit clarified what constitutes a “strike” for purposes of the Prison Litigation Reform Act’s (PLRA) “three-strikes” rule, 28 U.S.C. …
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 …
Article • March 1, 2024 • from PLN March, 2024
Filed under: Access To Courts
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 …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
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 …
Publication • 2023
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 …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Filed under: Access To Courts
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 …
Article • January 1, 2023 • from PLN January, 2023
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 …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Access To Courts
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 …