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Prisoners' Rights

Alex A. v. Edwards

The 桃子视频National Prison Project and partner civil rights attorneys filed a federal class-action lawsuit to prevent the transfer of children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice to the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola Prison.
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Texas
Jul 2021
Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al

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Sanchez et al v. Dallas County Sheriff et al

Decarceration has always been an emergency, a life and death proposition, but COVID-19 makes this effort intensely urgent. The 桃子视频has been working with our partners to litigate for the rights of those who are incarcerated and cannot protect themselves because of the policies of the institutions in which they are jailed.
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Mississippi
Mar 2017
Dockery v. Hall

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Dockery v. Hall

The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, filed a petition for class certification and expert reports for a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF). The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2013, describes the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous. EMCF is operated in a perpetual state of crisis where prisoners are at grave risk of death and loss of limbs. The facility, located in Meridian, Mississippi, is supposed to provide intensive treatment to the state's prisoners with serious psychiatric disabilities, many of whom are locked down in long-term solitary confinement.
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65 Prisoners' Rights Cases

Jones v. Bock and Williams v. Overton
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2007

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Jones v. Bock and Williams v. Overton

Challenge to a set of judicially-created rules that seriously impair a prisoner's ability to bring grievances to federal court. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2007
Jones v. Bock and Williams v. Overton

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Jones v. Bock and Williams v. Overton

Challenge to a set of judicially-created rules that seriously impair a prisoner's ability to bring grievances to federal court. DECIDED
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Beard v. Banks
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2006

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Beard v. Banks

Reviewing whether maximum security prisoners in long-term segregation can be denied access to all non-religious newspapers and magazines. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2006
Beard v. Banks

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Beard v. Banks

Reviewing whether maximum security prisoners in long-term segregation can be denied access to all non-religious newspapers and magazines. DECIDED
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Woodford v. Ngo
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2006

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Woodford v. Ngo

Reviewing whether federal law bars a prisoner who files a late administrative claim from ever challenging the conditions of his confinement in federal court. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2006
Woodford v. Ngo

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Woodford v. Ngo

Reviewing whether federal law bars a prisoner who files a late administrative claim from ever challenging the conditions of his confinement in federal court. DECIDED
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Goodman v. Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2005

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Goodman v. Georgia

Reviewing whether state prisons that discriminate against prisoners with disabilities can be sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2005
Goodman v. Georgia

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Goodman v. Georgia

Reviewing whether state prisons that discriminate against prisoners with disabilities can be sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act. DECIDED
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Wilkinson v. Austin
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2005

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Wilkinson v. Austin

Reviewing the procedures required by due process before an Ohio prisoner can be transferred to the state's Supermax facility. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2005
Wilkinson v. Austin

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Wilkinson v. Austin

Reviewing the procedures required by due process before an Ohio prisoner can be transferred to the state's Supermax facility. DECIDED
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