Title 14 — Title 14

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Prisoner Litigation Reform Act.” History: (Act 2013-115, p. 231, §1.)

(a) In any civil action with respect to prison conditions, no prisoner release order shall be entered unless both of the following are satisfied: (1) A court has previously entered an order for less intrusive relief that has failed to remedy the deprivation of the right sought to…

This chapter shall apply to all pro se civil actions for money damages relating to terms and conditions of confinement brought under the laws of this state, or for injunctive, declaratory, or mandamus relief, brought by prisoners incarcerated in any state correctional facility. N…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES. Written policies adopted or approved by the Alabama Department of Corrections and any private company or contractor providing any services within any correctional fac…

Right to Reply; Pretrial Proceedings; Limitations (a) The department and any private company or contractor providing any services within any correctional facility shall adopt administrative remedies for prisoners. The administrative remedies shall be prominently posted and publis…

(a)(1) A prisoner seeking in forma pauperis status shall provide the court with a certified copy of his or her prisoner money account for the preceding 12 months. (2) Any prisoner granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis shall repay any filing fees and pay any taxed costs by ma…

(a) In any pro se action in which any defendant is the State of Alabama or one of its officers, employees, or agents, upon the grant of in forma pauperis status or receipt of the filing fee and costs, the prisoner shall serve the office of the Attorney General with a copy of the …

(a) Oral argument on any motion in any prisoner pro se civil action shall be heard orally only at the request of the court. Whenever possible, the court shall rule upon the record before it. (b) No pro se prisoner shall be permitted to request subpoenas for witnesses or documents…

(a) All records maintained by the department in the name of an individual prisoner, including medical records, shall be the property of the department. (b) In any pro se civil action subject to this chapter, where the State of Alabama, an agency of the State of Alabama, an employ…

(a) Damages awarded to a prisoner in connection with a pro se civil action brought against any prison or against any official or agent of such prison shall be paid directly to satisfy any outstanding restitution orders pending against the prisoner. Any remaining amounts shall be …