In California, anyone who is in prison, or otherwise restrained in some way by the criminal justice system, can bring a writ of habeas corpus petition to challenge their imprisonment. The right to do this is guaranteed by the California Constitution.
California Federal prisons and prisoner list.
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Browse through the petitions on the site and review the issues.
How do you search out why someone is in Jail or Prison?
You can contact the Clerk of the Court to get the transcripts of the case and the sentencing where they were adjudicated or USE SEARCH FORM below
Prisoner Petitions – California (CA) Inmate List
Petition Search from July 14, 1988 to April 8, 2024
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| Christopher Simmons - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Sahgoon, M Alvarez, Steelman, D Sedlezky, M Green, S. Zamora, I Jaime, M Cabrera, Sanchez, Ali A Mohammad, P. Sanchez, Jon, CDCR, Robert Keldgord, D. Campas, Thompson, Moorehead, J Hernandez, M Koonce, Doe, Nunez, , Kern Valley State Prison, Covarrubias | Filed: March 29, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Craig Allen Ward - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | M.C. Evans | Filed: April 12, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Cory Hoch - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin, Matthew Cate | Filed: April 14, 2010 Prison Condition §28:2254 |
| Cortez Chandler - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: April 14, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Cedrick Brown - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. Hartley | Filed: April 14, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Ceona Ashley Harvey - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Mary Lattimore | Filed: April 14, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Corey L. Bell - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Gina Sandoval, K. Harrington | Filed: April 22, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Corey L. Bell - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | K. Harrington | Filed: April 23, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Charles A Rogers, Demitrius M. McClendon, Antonio P. Youmans - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | K. Turner, Mayfield, S. Zuinani, Ken Clark, W. Gardner | Filed: May 05, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Cory Hoch - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin, Attorney General for the State of California, Matthew Cate | Filed: May 17, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Craig Dickens - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Isaac Fullwood, Commissioners of the United States Parole Commission | Filed: May 25, 2010 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Cecilia Fraher - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | , S. Heyne, Le, Mitchell | Filed: May 27, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Corey Williams - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Moto Fujii, Alba Espinoza, Nobuyuki Shiraishi, Pam Ahlin, Jane Haught, Henry Adams | Filed: June 03, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Cesar Luna - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Edwin Bangi, Mark Twain St. Joseph Hospital, H Michael Forster, Matthew Cate, Craig Lovett, Jack St. Clair | Filed: June 18, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Charles T. Davis - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | James A. Yates, Matthew Cate, C. Silverstien, CDCR, Clark J. Kelso | Filed: July 01, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles T. Davis - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, C. Silverstien, Felix Igbinosa, Clark J. Kelso, CDCR, James A. Yates | Filed: July 02, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Christian Williams - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Hector A. Rios, Jessie Gonzalez, Jacqueline Ciufo | Filed: July 06, 2010 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Curtis Epperson‚ Jr. - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | James D. Hartley, A. Guzman, T. Emigh | Filed: July 15, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Chul Kyoon Han - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Neil H. Adler, Management & Training Corp. | Filed: July 19, 2010 General §28:2241 |
| Carol Y. Reed - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Ho Kang, Johnson, Toor | Filed: July 26, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Charles A. Miller - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | E. Eddings, M. Adonis, R. Pascual, Bette Z. Baxter, Ahmed, R. Hanson, Melissa Griffith, Rehabilitation, L. Hayden, A. Walker, California Department of Corrections, Susan Rido, J., G. Mendez, B. Howerton, Etta Brown, Guiterrez, Felix Igbinosa, A. Duenas | Filed: August 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Clinton Vales - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | California Department Correction | Filed: August 09, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Charles Brown - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: August 12, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Chawa See - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | McDonald | Filed: August 23, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Cornelio Vedolla Espinoza - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Mike McDonald | Filed: August 23, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Clinton J. Forrister - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Fifth District Court of Appeals, Lynn C Atkinson, Superior Court of Kings County | Filed: August 18, 2010 Mandamus and Other §28:1651 |
| Curtis Turner - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: August 26, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Carter Lee Allen - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. D. Klarich, J. Parks, Ketsana Vilagsana, R. Perkinson, Stephanie Doe, Wong, Jane Leach, J. Neubarth, R. Cerona | Filed: August 23, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Curtis Jordan - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: September 20, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Carl Morgan - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | J. D. Hartley | Filed: September 23, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Clement Brown - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: October 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos Villegas - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Mathew Cate, Leo P. Langlois, A.K. Scribner, Thirakamen, William McGuinness, Denny Sallade, Derrel Adams, Raul Lopez, Catalino Dureza, Edgar Clark | Filed: October 14, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Carl Ethridge - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | S. Childs, Hernandez | Filed: October 20, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Charles Singleton - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | J. D. Hartley | Filed: October 25, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Charles Edward Pritchett - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Leland McEwen | Filed: October 26, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos Hendon - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Baroya | Filed: November 19, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Catlin Plasencia - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, James A. Yates, Rehabilitation | Filed: November 24, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Carlos Gilbert Law - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | D. Domico | Filed: December 01, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Cory Hoch - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Stephen Mayberg, Pamela Ahlin | Filed: December 06, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Carl R. Love - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | James A. Yates, Mrs. Herrera | Filed: December 10, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Carlos Galindo Flores - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | White | Filed: December 20, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Charles Holt - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | A. Enenmoh, O. Beregovskaya, J. Pierre | Filed: December 23, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Curley John Broussard‚ Jr. - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Lea Ann Chrones, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, Suzan L. Hubbard | Filed: December 28, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Craig K Simpson - Jan 11, 2011 More Information >>> | Terri Gonzalez | Filed: January 11, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Clifton Perry - Aug 16, 2011 More Information >>> | Martel Michael | Filed: August 16, 2011 Death Penalty §28:2254 |
| Curtis Owens - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Kelly Harrington | Filed: January 04, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Carlos Flores - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | White Warden | Filed: January 03, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Craig K Simpson - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Terri Gonzalez | Filed: January 11, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Curtis Renee Jackson - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | Y.A. Yates, B. Davi, K. Nast, L. Ybarra, D. May, R.H. Trimble, A. Shimmin, M.E. Spearman, J. Mendez, A. Pineda | Filed: January 18, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Cleotis Wayne West - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | James D. Hartley | Filed: January 26, 2011 General §28:2254 |
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A parole suitability hearing is often a very stressful and significant event for inmates, victims, victims’ family members, correctional staff, and the community. The Board is dedicated to protecting public safety, treating all persons who participate in a parole hearing with respect and dignity, applying the law in an unbiased manner, and protecting the rights of inmates and victims.
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/