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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| Jonthan Manuel Avila - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Mike MacDonald | Filed: June 27, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James Mitchell - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: June 27, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jorge Alfonso Ayala - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | M Biter | Filed: June 28, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joshua Todd Woolridge - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | T R Harris, S D Hass, T Perez, E Hernandez, A Thompson | Filed: June 29, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jimie Tran - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Warden K. Allison | Filed: July 01, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Johnny Ray Butler - Judge Sheri Pym More Information >>> | Tereser A Banks | Filed: July 01, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Juan Carlos Aquino - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: July 01, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James Earl Hampton - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | Tim Virga | Filed: July 05, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Luis Aviles - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: July 06, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joshua Woolridge - Judge Margaret A. Nagle More Information >>> | E. Cano, R. Wright, J. Flores, Correctional A. Officer Riveria, A. Riveria, Correctional Captain E. Cano, Correctional Officer J. Flores, E. Hernandez, Correctional Officer R. Wright, Correctonal Officer E. Hernandez | Filed: July 06, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jeffery Sebastian Grandison - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> | Warden M Stainer, DDA Matthew Vodnoy | Filed: July 07, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jose Tapia-Corneso - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: July 08, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jocelyn Espino Javan - Judge Gary A. Feess More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 08, 2011 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| James A Doherty - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | CMC | Filed: July 11, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James L Graf - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: July 11, 2011 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Jesus Botello - Judge Andrew J. Guilford More Information >>> | Fernando Gonzalez | Filed: July 12, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| John Johnson - Judge Victor B. Kenton More Information >>> | Rafael Zuniga | Filed: July 13, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jessie Jeffries - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | G Smith, Jane Doe, L. Sanders, L Burgos, G L Grafton, Haas, Vansadt, John Doe, Spalding, B Hawkins, C Griggs, L Vansandt, K Fields | Filed: July 13, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jose Ortiz - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: July 13, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jeffery Sebastian Grandison - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> | G Marra, M E Spearman | Filed: July 13, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Joseph Brian Morales - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: July 14, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jason Weldon - Judge George H. King More Information >>> | Kelly Harrington | Filed: July 14, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James Allen Moorehead - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: July 18, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Johnny L Ward - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | P Alaniz, G Garcia, M Alvarado | Filed: July 20, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Joseph Henderson - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | Barrymore | Filed: July 21, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joseph W Jones, Sr - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> | John Doe, People of the State of CA | Filed: July 25, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| James Robinson - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Theresa Banks | Filed: July 26, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Javier Medina - Judge Cormac J. Carney More Information >>> | Gary Sandor | Filed: July 26, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Espinoza - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> | Wasco State Prison | Filed: July 26, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Ortiz - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | Mike McDonald | Filed: July 27, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James Sims - Judge Terry J. Hatter More Information >>> | Matthew Cate | Filed: July 29, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Johnny Mejia - Judge Josephine Staton Tucker More Information >>> | Mike McDonald | Filed: July 29, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James D Chavez - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: July 29, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jonathan Pugh - Judge George H Wu More Information >>> | M Biter | Filed: August 01, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Luis Munoz Santos - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | Linda R Thomas | Filed: August 01, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| John Irvin Lewis - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | Michael Martel | Filed: August 03, 2011 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus § |
| Jorge Luis Hernandez - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Chair Person BPH | Filed: August 05, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jesse L Youngblood - Judge John A Kronstadt More Information >>> | The People State of CA, Lori R Di Carlo, 5 of Unknown Names Persons, CIM-Prison, Unknown | Filed: August 09, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| James Sheppard - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | Carlos Luna | Filed: August 12, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Juan J Mendoza - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Linda Sanders | Filed: August 15, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| James D Chavez - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | Eric Newton | Filed: August 16, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Jeffrey Tate - Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank More Information >>> | Terry Gonzales | Filed: August 17, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jose Rene Espinoza - Judge Stephen V. Wilson More Information >>> | State of California, Superior Court of Los County Angeles | Filed: August 18, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jordy Ochoa - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | L R Thomas | Filed: August 19, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| John Sok - Judge Ralph Zarefsky More Information >>> | Francisco Jacquez | Filed: August 22, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jimmy Burton - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | Warden G Lewis | Filed: August 23, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Joshua Christopher Diaz - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: August 24, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jesse Rosenfeld - Judge Charles F. Eick More Information >>> | Sean Fraser, Thomas Martin | Filed: August 24, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Joe E. Alvarado - Judge John E. McDermott More Information >>> | M. D. McDonald, People of the State of California | Filed: August 25, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Jeffery Sebastian Grandison - Judge Frederick F. Mumm More Information >>> | DDA Matthew Vodnoy | Filed: August 26, 2011 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/