Prisoners' Rights

Legal cases concerning the constitutional and statutory rights of incarcerated individuals.

1. Ruttanamongkongul v. FCI Aliceville

2. Jurisdiction: United States (January 26, 2026)
3. Key Figures: Phan Ruttanamongkongul (Plaintiff) v. FCI Aliceville, Warden of FCI Aliceville, Federal Bureau of Prisons
4. Case Tags: Prisoners' Rights;Eighth Amendment;Transgender Rights;Deliberate Indifference

1. Poe v. Hamm et al

2. Jurisdiction: United States (January 30, 2026)
3. Key Figures: Plaintiff: Robert Poe (inmate); Defendants: John Hamm (Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections), et al.
4. Case Tags: Prisoners' Rights;Eighth Amendment;Class Action;Civil Rights Litigation

1. Gilliam v. Alabama Department of Corrections

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 17, 2026)
3. Original Case: Gilliam v. Ala. Dept. of Corrections et al
4. Key Figures: John Gilliam (Plaintiff) vs. Alabama Department of Corrections, Commissioner John Q. Hamm, Warden of Staton Correctional Facility (Defendants)
5. Case Tags: Prisoners' Rights;Eighth Amendment;Deliberate Indifference;Class Action

1. Sutton v. Warden

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 16, 2026)
3. Key Figures: John Sutton (Plaintiff, inmate); Warden Michael Torres (Defendant, warden of Northlake Correctional Facility)
4. Case Tags: Eighth Amendment;Deliberate Indifference;Prisoners' Rights;Civil Rights Litigation