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.
California Inmate Locator
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
A(6667 rec) B(2672 rec) C(5072 rec) D(7219 rec) E(3624 rec) F(1781 rec) G(3370 rec) H(1652 rec) I(881 rec) J(12301 rec) K(3180 rec) L(3668 rec) M(7331 rec) N(980 rec) O(682 rec) P(1851 rec) Q(155 rec) R(8661 rec) S(6027 rec) T(3927 rec) U(192 rec) V(1179 rec) W(2587 rec) X(89 rec) Y(412 rec) Z(232 rec)| Plaintiff/ Respondent Name | Petitioner/ Defendant Name | Filed, Nature of Suit, Judge |
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| Darius William Li Chung - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 18, 2013 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Deron P. Kincaid - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Connie Gibson | Filed: January 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Dana Demetrius Bairfield - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Solano County Jail | Filed: January 03, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Daniel Coyne - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 15, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Dale D. Richard - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Fred Foulk | Filed: February 28, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Dion N. Taylor - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Brandee Robinson, Keisha Smith, San Francisco Probation Department, Wendy Still | Filed: April 18, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Diwon Deshawn White - Judge Edward M. Chen More Information >>> | CDCR, Jeffrey Beard, Board of Prison Term | Filed: April 29, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Douglas Daniel Clark - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell | Filed: June 09, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Dena Marks - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: June 10, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Devondas D. Johnson - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Joe Lizarraga | Filed: June 19, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Donnell Boyce - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | A. Ogbodo, M. Kim, S. Wong, Michael Fox | Filed: June 24, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| David Rodriguez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | J. Lizarraga | Filed: August 11, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Dean A. Schwartzmiller - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Daniel Paramo, Kamala Harris | Filed: August 19, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| D'Angelo LaRaye Boone - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Pittsburg Police Department, Michael Craighton | Filed: August 25, 2014 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Dean Francis Aspinwall - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: August 28, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Filed: September 09, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Danny James Cohea - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Patricia D. Benke, Stephen Reinhardt, Janice R. Brown, Gilbert Nares, John L. Noonan‚ Jr., Frank C. Damrell‚ Jr., John F. Moulos, Marvin R. Baxter, Thelton E. Henderson, Michael Daly Hawkins, Ronald M. George, M. Melo, Richard D. Huffman, Jeffrey B. Jones | Filed: September 23, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Douglas Daniel Clark - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Kevin Chappell, Carole Hyman | Filed: October 17, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Dan Andrew Cox - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | California Forensic Medical Group (C.F.M.G), Hill Road Correctional Facility | Filed: October 20, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Daniel John Zeiszler - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Mark Robbins | Filed: November 03, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Demetrois Terrell Dixson - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Jeffrey Beard | Filed: November 17, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| DaMarcus Anthony Thompson - Judge Maria-Elena James More Information >>> | Robert W. Fox | Filed: November 21, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| Dwight A. Coleman - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | W. L. Muniz, Jeffrey Beard, B. Hederick, J. J. Hughes, D. Pea, R. T.C. Grounds, S. Hatton, R J. Downey, California Dept. of Corrections, C. R. Sharp, R. L. Martinez, C. Herrera, Rehabilitation, Yates, V. Solis, S. Sullivan, R. Fisher‚ Jr., D. L. Nelson | Filed: December 17, 2014 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Danny Torres - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: January 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Donny Steward - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Stuart Sherman | Filed: February 12, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Donnie Ray O'Neal‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC LLH More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: March 31, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Deron Matukol Williams - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | USA | Filed: March 27, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Darian Manuel Powell - Judge PSLC CET More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: April 10, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Darrell Wright - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Unknown - name not given | Filed: April 14, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| - Judge James Donato More Information >>> | Filed: April 29, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 | |
| Daniel Carl Frederickson - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Courtney Corrado, Sheila Dickson, Art Maneia, Roderick Ponath, Lee Wong | Filed: June 04, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Dean C. Thomas - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Kevin Chappall, Elena Tootell, Reyes | Filed: June 08, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Darryl Dunsmore - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Fox | Filed: June 23, 2015 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Daniel Alem - Judge William H. Orrick More Information >>> | Eric Arnold | Filed: August 10, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| David S. Perryman - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Brian Duffy | Filed: August 25, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| David Demond Harris - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | J. Mc Cumber | Filed: August 31, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Darren Sasser - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | J. Lizarraga | Filed: October 15, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Dung Tri Nguyen - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | M. E. Spearman | Filed: November 20, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| DeErick Eronn Givens - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | W. L. Muniz | Filed: November 30, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Daniel Cisneros - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | J. Cuske, D. Melton, S. Cupp, J. Vangilder, K. Ohland, J. Vasquez | Filed: February 12, 2016 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Defendant |
| Dominic Milano - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: March 09, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| Damien McCartney - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Filed: April 19, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Daniel A. Smith - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: April 27, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Donte Marquee Smith - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Suzi R. Hibbard | Filed: May 17, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Darryl E. Brown - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, (CDCR) Rehabilitation | Filed: May 17, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Damon L. Griggs - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 20, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Deandre Snead - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 31, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Dominic Milano - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 01, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Danuyel E. Bryant - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Debbie Asuncion | Filed: June 06, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Demond Jamal Finley - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 10, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
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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/