Comprehensive guide to Prisoner Rights cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Teryleisha Wright v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, ...
Vaughn Gardner v. Todd Blanche, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss a compl...
Lindell Briscoe v. St. Louis County, decided by Eighth Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to St....
Krystle Perry v. Stacy Marteney, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defe...
Wright v. Florida Department of Corrections and Sheila Szala, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the dismissal of a p...
Richards v. Cuyahoga Cty. Corr. Ctr. Warden Shemo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the correctional center ...
State ex rel. Rosnick v. Geauga Cty. Sheriff's Office, decided by Ohio Supreme Court on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit f...
State ex rel. Fraley v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision,...
Richards v. Cuyahoga Cty. Corr. Ctr. Warden Shemo, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the correctional center...
This case involves Gregory Holt, an inmate, who sued Dexter Payne, a prison official, alleging that Payne violated his First Amendment rights by denying him a religious diet (kosher) and retaliating a...
Young v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Young, sued the State of Florida alleging that the state's...
Darrell Avery Payne v. Stephanie R. Boyd, Liza Rodriguez, Joe Gonzales, Michael Mery, Catherine Torres-Stahl, Kristina Escalona, Benjamin Robertson, Christine Del Prado, Jennifer Pena, Ron Rangel, Fra...
Brantley v. Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a lower court's decision to dism...
Jones v. Ohio, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jones, sued the defendant, Ohio, alleging that the state's failure to provide ade...
Colville v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the state for alleged negligence ...
Richardson v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Richardson, sued the State of Florida, alleging that ...
McElroy v. Department of Corr, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Barber v. Rounds, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former inmate's lawsuit against prison ...
Shareef Childs v. Cheryl Webster, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction...
Lewis v. Walley, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Walley,...
Liddie v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the state of Florida alleging th...
Samuel Anderson Sr. v. Ben Altom, Yoanna Campos, Jessica Colon, John Durr, Jovita Flores, Adrianna Hernandez, Anthony Kepler, Yaiselym Solis, Tiffany Sterling, Bill Tisdell, Steven Wheeler, decided by...
Javoney D. Roberts v. Florida Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Javoney D. Roberts, sued ...
Lewis v. Walley, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Walley,...
Hall v. State of Florida, Department of Corrections, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the Flo...
Roake v. Brumley, decided by Fifth Circuit on February 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Brumle...
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