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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| Clay Morrison - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | D Just, DI L Wooden, J. S. Stewart, J M W B P Prentice, Hupe, A Steffens, J L Deeds, M J Gomez, K I Vargas, S R Hatch | Filed: June 04, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles Edward Van Nort - Judge Garland E Burrell More Information >>> | Vicky Flandi, Kathleen L. Dickinson, Dug Traub, Greg Block | Filed: June 08, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Carolyn K Delaney |
| Charles Austin Parks - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: June 08, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cecil Jerome Hatchett - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Gonzalez | Filed: June 08, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carlos Romero Rojo - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Federal Bureau of Prisons | Filed: June 16, 2009 None §28:1331 Federal Question |
| Clifford Bair - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Warden, Board of Parole Hearings, Deuel Vocational Institution | Filed: June 23, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clifford James Scott - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: June 26, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Fordjour - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Janet Napolitano, Custom Enforcement, United r States Attorney General, United States Bureau of Immigration, Department of Homeland Security, Eric Holder, Susan M. Curda, Nancy Alcantar, United States Citizenship Im, United States Department of Justice | Filed: June 30, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Myers - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Hightower, Orrick, D. K. Sisto, B. C. Roszko, Sivongxay | Filed: July 13, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Crossan D. Hoover‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | J. W. Haviland | Filed: July 14, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles A Fordjour - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Eric H. Holder‚ Jr., Custom Enforcement, Janet Napolitano, United States Bureau of Immigration, Department of Homeland Security, Yuba County Jail, United States Department of Justice, Nancy Alcanter, United States Citizenship Immigratio, Susan M. Curda | Filed: July 15, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Cedric W. Conner - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | R Barnes | Filed: July 20, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Celestine Stoot - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | High Desert State Prison, Kara Wilcox | Filed: July 15, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Chester Johnson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | J. Lee, M.A. Chirila, C. Orrick | Filed: July 28, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Curtis Lee Henderson, Sr - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitations | Filed: July 30, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles Sheldon McGee‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Mule Creek State Prison Warden | Filed: August 03, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Head - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Sacramento County Jail | Filed: August 05, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Clifton Jerome McDaniel - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | - Gilliam, Lasane, Smith, L N Jones, D Smith | Filed: August 06, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles G. Reece - Judge James K. Singleton More Information >>> | D. K. Sisto | Filed: August 17, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Chester Drew Larimore - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | James Yates | Filed: August 26, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clifton Millbrook - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | People of The State of California | Filed: August 27, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clarence Joseph Hayes - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | D.K. Sisto | Filed: August 31, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clyde Brown - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | The People Of The State Of California, Ruiz, Cate | Filed: August 28, 2009 None §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Chris Wamalwa Kibunguchy - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Scott Cunninham, Debbie Austin, Thompson, - Sacramento County Police Department, Garret, Randy Perkins | Filed: September 02, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles Nelson‚ Sr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | J.W. Haviland, R. Grounds, R W Fox, V. Singh, Susan L Hubbard | Filed: September 03, 2009 None §42:1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Curtis Lee Sledge - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | D.K. Sisto | Filed: September 04, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Curley John Broussard‚ Jr. - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lea Ann Chrones, CA Peace Correctional Officers Association, Director of CDCR | Filed: September 08, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cardell Van Mathis - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | - Serrano, J. Hernandez, H. Newman, - Sanchez, - Mendoza, - Farrar, Jackson, N. Grannis, Christina Baca, Lieberg, G. Nies, Richard Russell, Heinrich, Nguyen, - Linehan, - Huff, E. M. Thomas, Wilox, Ramirez, S. M. Salinas, Reyes | Filed: September 14, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles Edward Huntley - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Yuen Chen, Alvaro C. Traquina | Filed: September 15, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Clifford Locklear - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Clax, Orrick, S.W. Brown, J.W. Halviland, V. Solozano, Singh, K. Picco, Tan, Williams, Dusay, Schwiner | Filed: September 16, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Charles E. Jones - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Kathy Dickinson | Filed: September 23, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Christopher Scott Rider - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | M. R. Goldy, E. A. Schwab | Filed: September 24, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Curtis Holliday - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout | Filed: October 07, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles A. Fordjour - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Executive Office for Immigration Review Director, Steven L. Durfor, Eric H. Holder‚ Jr., Board of Immigration Appeals, Janet Napolitano, Board of Immigration Appeals Chairman, U, Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of Justice | Filed: October 08, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Cunningham - Judge John F. Moulds More Information >>> | Filed: October 12, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ | |
| Clifford Kenneth Myelle - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | G. Swarthout | Filed: October 20, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carlos Hendon - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Knowles, Walker, Mandeville | Filed: October 21, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Cion Peralta - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Michael Martel | Filed: October 22, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles Ray Smith - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | M. McDonald | Filed: October 23, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clarence Young - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | D. Sisto | Filed: October 27, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clarence Henry Dixon - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections | Filed: October 28, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Collie George Downer - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | M. Cramer | Filed: November 02, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Cameron Clark - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | D.K. Sisto | Filed: November 03, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Carl L. Hawkins - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Richard Russell, N. Grannis, Q. Herron, W.A. Dobie‚ III, R.J. Rackley, J.W. Lenard | Filed: November 05, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Clinton Wagner - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Samuel Alpine, Jasdeep Singh Bal, - Moss - O'Brien, Posner, Andrew Nangalama, Calvin Schuster | Filed: November 13, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Clifford Johnson - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Kathleen L. Dickenson | Filed: November 13, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Clifton Maxwell - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: November 16, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Charles J. Sigerseth - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 13, 2009 None §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Cion Peralta - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Heidi Lackner, Michael Martel, G.A. Machado, L. Warren | Filed: November 19, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Chad Swanson - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | - Feltner, MCSP Medical Clinicians, L. B. J. Reaves, Michael Martel, P. White, Duncan Fallon | Filed: November 20, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
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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/