ABSTRACT
Introduction 5
Habeas Corpus Case 8
Section 1983 Case 8
Introductory Cases 10
Turner v. Safley, 482 U.S. 78 (1987) 11 Shaw v. Murphy, 532 U.S. 223 (2001) 13
A. Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act 14
Wall, Director, Rhode Island Dept. of Corrections v. Kholi, 562 U.S. 545 (2011) 14
Gonzalez v. Thaler, Director, Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutional Division, 131 S. Ct. 2989 (2012) 16
Burt, Warden v. Titlow, 134 S. Ct. 10 (2013) 19
B. Clemency and Commutation 21
Ohio Parole Authority v. Woodard, 523 U.S. 272 (1998) 21
C. Conditions of Confinement-In General 22
Bell v. Wolfish, 441 U.S. 520 (1979) 22 Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294 (1991) 25 Helling v. McKinney, 509 U.S. 25 (1993) 27 Hope v. Pelzer, 536 U.S. 730 (2002) 29 Barber et al. v. Thomas, Warden, 130 S. Ct. 2499 (2010) 31 Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington
et al., 132 S. Ct. 1510 (2012) 33
D. Conditions of Confinement-Double Celling 35
Rhodes v. Chapman, 452 U.S. 337 (1981) 35
E. Consent Decree-Modification 37
Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail, 502 U.S. 367 (1992) 37
F. Court Access 39
Ex parte Hull, 312 U.S. 546 (1941) 39 United States v. Muniz, 374 U.S. 150 (1963) 41 Cooper v. Pate, 378 U.S. 546 (1964) 42 Johnson v. Avery, 393 U.S. 483 (1969) 43
G. Counsel 45
United States v. Gouveia, 467 U.S. 180 (1984) 45 Murray v. Giarratano, 492 U.S. 1 (1989) 47 Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1977) 48 Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343 (1996) 50 McFarland v. Scott, 512 U.S. 849 (1994) 51 Martinez v. Ryan, Director, Arizona Dept. of Corrections, 132 S. Ct.
