Prisoner's Rights

Legal protections for incarcerated individuals against cruel and unusual punishment

1. Aloba v. Warden

2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 20, 2023)
3. DefendantsWarden, FCC ColemanPlaintiffsTemidayo AlobaDefense AttorneysUnited States Attorney's OfficePlaintiff AttorneysPro SeJudgesMagistrate Judge Philip R. LammensInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Middle District of FloridaFederal Correctional Complex Coleman
4. Case Tags: Habeas Corpus;First Step Act;Administrative Exhaustion;Prisoner's Rights

1. Camara v. Warden Neely

2. Jurisdiction: United States (July 10, 2023)
3. DefendantsJohn NeelyPlaintiffsMamadou CamaraJudgesNaomi Reice BuchwaldInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkNew York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
4. Case Tags: Prisoner's Rights;Eighth Amendment;Solitary Confinement;Civil Rights Litigation

1. King v. Alabama Department of Corrections

2. Jurisdiction: United States (August 10, 2023)
3. VictimsDeandre KingDefendantsAlabama Department of CorrectionsPlaintiffsDeandre KingDefense AttorneysAlabama Attorney General's OfficePlaintiff AttorneysSouthern Poverty Law CenterJudgesEmily C. MarksInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Middle District of AlabamaStaton Correctional Facility
4. Case Tags: Prisoner's Rights;Cruel and Unusual Punishment;Class Action Lawsuit;Correctional Facility Negligence

1. Watson v. Crabtree et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 18, 2023)
3. VictimsMichael WatsonDefendantsJ. CrabtreePlaintiffsMichael WatsonJudgesSarah Evans BarkerMark J. DinsmoreInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Southern District of IndianaIndiana Department of Correction
4. Case Tags: Section 1983 Litigation;Prisoner's Rights;Excessive Force;Eighth Amendment