Illinois Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Over DOC Failure to Implement New Sentence Reduction Law by Two Illinois prisoners staged hunger strikes in June 2024 to protest the state’s foot-­dragging in granting sentence credits provided a year earlier under a new law. With promises from Robinson Correctional Facility officials to expedite …

Ninth Circuit Affirms Expanded Relief for Disabled California Prisoners in Long-Running Class Action by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 2, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed, in large part, an order that found ongoing violations of the rights of disabled prisoners at …

Alaska Supreme Court Says Parole Challenge Must Be Sought via Post-Conviction Relief, Not Lawsuit by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On October 28, 2022, the Alaska Supreme Court held that a prisoner is required to challenge a discretionary parole decision in a post-conviction relief (PCR) action, rather than a civil …

D.C. Juvenile Offender Finally Released After 26 Years Behind Bars by Bill Barton by Bill Barton David Bailey was a reckless and violent 17-year-old when he shot and killed two people outside a Washington, D.C. night club. He was convicted of second-degree murder and received a sentence of 35 years …