--- title: "Jones v. Cunningham" citation: "371 U.S. 236 (1963)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-JONES-CUNNINGHAM-371-US-236" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-371/pdf/USREPORTS-371-236.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-JONES-CUNNINGHAM-371-US-236/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Jones v. Cunningham ## Holding or rule used Parole conditions impose sufficient restraints on liberty to constitute habeas custody. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition in the linked modules. The actual custody, filing posture, respondent, district, circuit law, administrative record, continuing injury, merits, and relief remain separate where identified. ## Official source and pinpoints 371 U.S. 236 (1963), 371 U.S. 240–43: ## Used in - [28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Section 2255(e) Saving Clause, Custody, and Mootness](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/60-post-conviction/2241-saving-clause-custody-and-mootness.md)