Prison Litigation Reform Act

Federal statute requiring prisoners to exhaust administrative remedies before filing lawsuits over prison conditions.

1. Tunstall v. Alabama Department of Corrections

2. Jurisdiction: United States, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (April 28, 2026)
3. Key Figures: Plaintiff: Marcus Tunstall, individually and on behalf of a proposed class of prisoners; Defendant: Alabama Department of Corrections, Commissioner John Q. Hamm in his official capacity
4. Case Tags: Eighth Amendment;Prison Litigation Reform Act;Qualified Immunity;Deliberate Indifference