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
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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| Joseph Bell - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Eric Arnold | Filed: June 06, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jerry Dillingham - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | A. Hedgpeth, J. Beard, R. Mojica, Eva Scruggs, M. Cate, J. Brunscher | Filed: June 14, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jucari Anderson - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 24, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jerimichael Cooley - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Debbie Ascuncion | Filed: July 01, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jorge Andrade Rico - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | F. P. Marulli, C. E. Ducart, M. D. Stainer, C. Parry, D. Abernathy, J. Cask, Jeffrey Beard | Filed: August 02, 2016 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jason Wesley Glaze - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | C. Ducart | Filed: September 07, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jorge Valdez-Lopez - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 15, 2016 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joshua M. Nelman-Thomas - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | People of the State of California, County of Mendocino | Filed: November 14, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: November 15, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: November 22, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: November 30, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: December 07, 2016 General §42:1983 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: December 09, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: December 09, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: December 09, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: December 30, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: December 30, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: January 23, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Jacob Silverman - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Humboldt County Correctional Facility | Filed: March 06, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Joshua R. Vinyard - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | C. Pfeiffer | Filed: April 07, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Jerry Dillingham - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: June 28, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Craig Terrell | Filed: June 29, 2017 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| John N.M.N. Carpenter - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | E. Arnold | Filed: July 12, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Jason Smith - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | V. Khan, Kelly, Patterson, Z. Brown, Shawn Hatton | Filed: July 18, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Jamie Castillo, California Court of Appeals | Filed: July 19, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Hernandez - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Buchanon, A. Barneburg, J. Beard, Osborne, Lomheim, Higgerson, Stout, Ducart, Williams, Lacy, Bradbury, A. Schaad, Melton, Lawry | Filed: July 19, 2017 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jerome Grimes - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | S.F. State Franchise Tax Board | Filed: August 29, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerome Grimes - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Chase Bank | Filed: August 29, 2017 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jaime Luevano - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 11, 2017 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Joseph Edward Conner - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 13, 2017 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jodie Daniels - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Erick Arnold | Filed: November 14, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Jose DeJesus Ocegueda - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Warden Ironwood State Prison | Filed: November 16, 2017 General §28:2254 |
| Jose U. Padilla - Judge Jeffrey S. White More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: January 29, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| Joe Marcos Gomes - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Paul Miovas, City of Concord California Police | Filed: January 30, 2018 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose G Castillo - Judge Kandis A. Westmore More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: January 31, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John H Mitchell - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Filed: February 26, 2018 General §28:2241 | |
| John Theodore Rodewald - Judge Donna M. Ryu More Information >>> | Joe A. Lizarraga | Filed: April 27, 2018 General §28:2254 |
| James E Canada - Judge Richard Seeborg More Information >>> | M.E. Spearman, Burns, M. Voong, P. Santiago, J Becker, M. Marquez, C Jimenez, Battle, K. J. Allen | Filed: June 12, 2018 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jose Sanchez - Judge Maria-Elena James More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: July 13, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
| Jerry A. Whitworth - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 16, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Robert M Illman |
| Juvenal Angel Reyes - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Joe Lizzaraga | Filed: July 19, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| James Morgan - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 27, 2018 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| James E. Jenkins - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Ron Davis | Filed: July 31, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sallie Kim |
| Jamie Fields - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | BOP, United States | Filed: August 07, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge PSLC MSH |
| John Leroy Clemons - Judge Haywood S Gilliam More Information >>> | Tim Sulley, Police Officers et. al., City of Clearlake, Clearlake Officers & Department | Filed: August 16, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC MSH |
| Juan M. Castro Castaneda - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 10, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Jose A Silva - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | C. Koenig | Filed: September 17, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers |
| Juan Antonio Del Valle - Judge PSLC GRC More Information >>> | M. Voong, Sanchez, Appeal Examiner K.J. Allen, P. Santiago, K. Thompson, Warden C. Koenig | Filed: September 17, 2018 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983, Referring Judge Donna M Ryu |
| Joe W. Jean Louis - Judge Laurel Beeler More Information >>> | Governor State of California, California, Mayor San Francisco | Filed: October 24, 2018 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge PSLC CET |
| Jose Cesar Camacho - Judge PSLC JNE More Information >>> | Joseph Michael Lombardo, Edward S. Jr., Robert Berberian‚ T. Doyle | Filed: October 24, 2018 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Jeffrey S White |
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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/