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
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| John Charles Dominguez - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: July 08, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John Hardney - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | D. Adams | Filed: September 07, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John Michael Crim - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Michael L. Benov | Filed: September 07, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| John Hardney - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | D. Adams | Filed: September 07, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jeffery Sebastian Grandison - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | M. Stainer, Pierce, E. Stelter | Filed: September 07, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Anthony Brown - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: September 08, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| James Ruhallah Harrison - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | A. Lane, J. Acebedo, Cox, S. Tallerico, D. Tarnoff | Filed: August 17, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James A. Mullins - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | P. Finander | Filed: September 13, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Cato‚ Jr. - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | J. Yale | Filed: September 13, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Farris - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Ron Frisk | Filed: September 13, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Brown - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 08, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| James Lee Hodo - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | K. Allison, C.D.C. Parole Board Commissioners | Filed: September 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph Anthony Brown - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | United States of America, Department of Federal Corrections, Bureau of Prisons, District of Columbia | Filed: September 15, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Anthony Brown - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph Anthony Brown - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | USA | Filed: September 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph A. Brown - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Margret Mims | Filed: September 21, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Jason A. Page - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | CSATF/SP Warden | Filed: September 26, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jordache Stepter - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Avenal State Prison, R. Howard, B. Mobley | Filed: September 27, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Alfredo Gonzales - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Brenda M. Cash | Filed: September 23, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John Fernandez - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Bieder | Filed: October 03, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John P Brunkow - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Superior Court, Kamala D. Harris, County of Inyo | Filed: October 14, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph Grimes - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Kern Valley Prison Medical Therapist, Warden, Rehabilitation Director, California Department of Corrections | Filed: October 14, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jingpei Zhang - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: October 17, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jason Deaver - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Margaret Mims, P. Narayan | Filed: October 17, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jared M. Ward - Judge Gerald B. Cohn More Information >>> | Margaret Mims, Manuel Chavez | Filed: October 17, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James L. Light‚ Jr. - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Hector A. Rios‚ Jr. | Filed: October 19, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Juan Sousa - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | C. Wegman, M. D. Biter | Filed: October 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy Jones - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Woods, Morales, Dileo, Patel, Hense, Lopez, Juang, Juarez, Sanchez, Negrete, Chen | Filed: October 24, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jeffrey Wren - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | R.H. Trembell | Filed: October 21, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| John Mitchell - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | K. Allison | Filed: October 27, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Johnny Hoze - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | K. Santoro, Stern, Kathleen Allison, McBean, D. Eng, M. Cates | Filed: October 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose M. Ramirez - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | G. D. Lewis | Filed: October 31, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jason R. Pezant - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | M. Stainer | Filed: November 01, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Joseph A. Brown - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Eric Kersten, Federal Defender's Office, US Department of Justice, United States of America, Marc Days | Filed: November 03, 2011 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Joseph A. Brown - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Department of Corrections, United States of of America, District Columbia, Federal Bureau of Prisons | Filed: October 31, 2011 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| Jordache Stepter - Judge Gerald B. Cohn More Information >>> | J. A. Jepsen, D. Crenshaw | Filed: November 16, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jordache Stepter - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Avenal State Prison, California Department of Corrections, James Hartley | Filed: November 10, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan Acosta - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Michael Babcock, United States of America | Filed: November 22, 2011 General §28:2241 |
| Juan Carlos Santiago Velasco - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | M. D. Biter | Filed: November 23, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jason A. Page - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections & K. Rehabilitation, Allison | Filed: December 02, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Jimmy Gonzales - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Harold Tate | Filed: December 02, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Julian Mejia-Aviles - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: December 06, 2011 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jeff S. Harnden - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Kiler | Filed: December 07, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Earl Jones, Jones Capital Trust - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edmond Brown, California Correctional Peace Officers Association, Rehabilitation, California Department of Justice, State of California, California Department of Corrections, Matthew Cate, Mike Knowle, James Tilton, M.D. Biter | Filed: December 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jae June Pak, Cho, Vargas, Rene, - Hester, Jo - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Six Unknown Nemes Agents, Barack Obama | Filed: December 23, 2011 Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| James Smith - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | B. Bugni, Supervisor of Records, Director of Corrections, Gonzales, C. Gipson, Wong, CSR Members, Community Resource Manager, Supervisor of Trust | Filed: December 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny Lee Sloan‚ Jr. - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | V Rowell, D. Foston, Department of Corrections, R. Garcia, - Lima, K Santon, D. Artis, J Reynoso, K Allison | Filed: December 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse J. Montiel - Judge Gerald B. Cohn More Information >>> | R. Taher-Pour, Wynn, Felix Igbinosa, Barry Green, Randolph Wilson, Das R., James Yates | Filed: December 28, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Todd Woolridge - Jan 05, 2012 More Information >>> | A. Thompson | Filed: January 05, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| John William Robinson - Feb 06, 2012 More Information >>> | A. Enenmoh | Filed: February 06, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Defendant |
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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/