A document filed in court in which a prisoner (or other person in custody) requests that he or she be released from custody is called a

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A petition for writ of habeas corpus is a legal document in which a person in custody requests release from that custody. It is a way for a prisoner to challenge the legality or constitutionality of their detention. A bill of attainder imposes punishment without a trial, while a petition for writ of certiorari and a petition for writ of mandamus are used to ask an appellate court to review a lower court's decision.

A Document Filed in Court in Which a Prisoner (Or