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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| Joshua Todd Woolridge - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitations | Filed: September 28, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lamont Baldwin - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Derral Adams | Filed: October 06, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerome L. Allen - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Kroll, Chien, Miamoto, Freeman | Filed: October 23, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan Verduzco - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Domingo Uribe‚ Jr. | Filed: December 16, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Jimmie Lee Adams‚ Sr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | J. Pollak, Conners, Cook, George Saggins, Jr, P.J. McGuiness, Weir, Baxter, Follett, Uldall, Harris, Flougni | Filed: December 17, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Dean Taylor - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Filed: December 22, 2009 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jeff J. Hancock - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Santa Clara County Dept. of Corrections, Edward C. Flores | Filed: December 30, 2009 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Thompson Family, Stovall Tate Family, Elzy Family, Cole-Hahn, Galasa Family, Cole-Clark | Filed: January 06, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jerome Brown - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | C. Noll | Filed: January 06, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph Lee Daily - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | John W. Haviland | Filed: January 25, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James T. Minor - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Contra Costa County Sheriff, State of California | Filed: January 26, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jesse Adams - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | M. Carrosco, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: January 26, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | 2700 Newport Rd. | Filed: January 28, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Evans‚ Jr. - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: February 10, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| James Edward Thomas - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | James Walker | Filed: February 10, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jerome L. Grimes - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Fourth Judicial District Court, Attorney General of the State of Nevada, Mark Torvinen | Filed: March 12, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Joseph P. Shelton - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | John C. Marshall, Attorney General For The State Of California | Filed: March 18, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Dr. Townsend, Henderson, MD Incorporated, Dr. Michael A. Jaffe, Internal Affairs | Filed: March 30, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Juan M. Chavez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | R. Grounds | Filed: April 28, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| John Fratus - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Adams | Filed: May 17, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Joe Acpaio | Filed: May 24, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jimmie Lee Adams‚ Sr. - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | U.S. No. Dist. of CA Magistrate Judge Custody of Warden, Cook | Filed: June 02, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| John L. Dean - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Filed: June 03, 2010 General §28:2254 | |
| Jose Avina - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Darrel G. Adams | Filed: June 18, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Lynn O'Hines - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Greene, PMRB Psychotropic Medication Review Board | Filed: July 13, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Mario Alvarez - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | John Doe | Filed: July 19, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jashua Baptista - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 07, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| John P. Simon - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | The Dept. of CDCR, DMH | Filed: September 09, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Jamal T. Everett - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | M.D. McDonald | Filed: September 24, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Jarmaal Smith - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | A. Anders, Hailey, Susan Risenhoover, Nancy R. Adams, Escobar, B. Stone | Filed: September 29, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Evans‚ Jr. - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Supreme Court of California, Moreno, Chin, George, Corrigan, Kennard, Ohlrich, Baxter, Werdegar | Filed: October 22, 2010 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Reyes Guerra - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | M. Martel | Filed: October 22, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jorge Hamilton Herrera - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | USA | Filed: October 25, 2010 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jeffrey Langnese - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Filed: November 15, 2010 General §28:2254 | |
| Jan Alec Weith - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | County of San Francisco, Kamala Harris, San Francisco County Superior Court, Michael Hennessy, City | Filed: November 18, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Juan Mendez - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Martin D. Biter | Filed: December 07, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Swon - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | Jerry Brown | Filed: December 13, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jerry Frank Stanley - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: December 15, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Edward Cunha - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: December 27, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Jonathan R Kinsey - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | GD Lewis | Filed: December 28, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| James Evans - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Court of Appeals, Sixth Appellate District, Premo, Rushing, Elia | Filed: January 11, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerry Lewis - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | Corcoran State Prison Facualty Food Services Department | Filed: February 08, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James E. McCartney - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Vincent Cullen | Filed: February 08, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jonathan L. Mackson - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | K. J. Allen, Randy Grounds, R. Limjavate, J. Chudy, D. Foster, G. Ellis | Filed: February 24, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jimmy Lee Davis - Judge Claudia Wilken More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: February 24, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| James D. Harrison - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | J. Carlton | Filed: February 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan Carlos Lemus - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | A. Coleman, B. Dixon, J. Lee, M. Cate, D. E. Jacobsen, Sullivan | Filed: March 08, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Joseph Benton - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Russell Bunting | Filed: March 14, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Mallo - Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong More Information >>> | CTF State Prison, CDCR, Prison Industry State Authority, of California, Juan Lozada | Filed: April 01, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| James Freeman Tennison - Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton More Information >>> | Prison Health Services, Joe Minix, Alameda Co. Jail | Filed: April 08, 2011 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
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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/