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.
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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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| James D. Chavez - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Board of Prison Terms | Filed: September 22, 2014 General §28:2254 |
| James Payne - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin | Filed: March 09, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Hill - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin | Filed: March 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny Lee Briggs - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Gary R. Orozco, People of the State of C.E. California, Ducart | Filed: May 26, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Allen Rainwater - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Pam Ahlin | Filed: March 09, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose F. Legaspi - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Ron Barnes | Filed: June 02, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| James Henry Rodriguez - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Lewis Christopher | Filed: June 11, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jon L. Nyland - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Calaveras County Sheriff's Jail | Filed: June 11, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Jason LeRoy Cooper - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim, Matthew Cate, Jeffrey Beard, Felix Igbinosa, Paul D. Brazelton, James A. Yates, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: June 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeffrey Selsor - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | T.J. Jordan, V. Juarez, Docante, B. Weaver, D. D. Nora, Castaneda | Filed: June 16, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Byrn - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Jeffrey Beard, Carl Wofford, D. James Hartley, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: June 17, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jared M. Villery - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Edward Garcia, Michelle White, David Crounse, Luis Machado, Edgar Coontz, Todd Haak, Jay Jones, Alicia Guerrero, Phillip Rhodes, Richard Schmidt | Filed: June 22, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeffrey Lamont Taylor - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Stevens, J. Peterson, Ammon, Stu Sherman, McCoy | Filed: June 24, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jeffrey Lamont Taylor - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Stu Sherman, Villidos, Craddock, J. Peterson | Filed: June 24, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jared M. Villery - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Majid Naficy, Kimberly Holland, K Z Allen, R. Barbara Zager, L. Briggs, C Cornell, Acosta, Jeffrey Beard, Richard Kendall, J. Lewis, California Department of Corrections, Alicia Guerrero, A Aitha, C Schuyler, R A Groves, D, Jay Jones, Oleg Liflyandsky, Psy | Filed: June 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Eric Williams - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Htay, E. Clark | Filed: July 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny Lee Briggs - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | C.E. Ducart | Filed: July 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Josh Thomas - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | C. Ogbehi, G. Ugwueze, S. Oder, Enenmoh, L. D. Zamora, T. Byers, D. Smiley, A. Johal, S. Alva, M. Carroasquillo | Filed: July 10, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Joni Klyana - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Craig Apker | Filed: July 20, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Jon L. Nyland - Judge Ralph R. Beistline More Information >>> | Calaveras County Sheriffs Jail | Filed: July 20, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesus Jessie Gaona - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim, Matthew Cate, Jeffrey Beard, Felix Igbinosa, Paul D. Brazelton, James A. Yates, Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: July 20, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Josh Thomas - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | John Peck, Gilbert Roble, Fifth Appellate District, Douglas Treisman, Robert Doyle, Ken Allen, Janice Eng, Court of Appeals, Edward Martinez, Guillermo Vierra, Superior Court of Fresno County, Brian Roberts, Reginald Vogel, Author Anderson | Filed: July 20, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| James Richard Ryan‚ II - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Brandon Price, Audrey King, Sandy Gallarza, Leo Siqueiros, Barbara Rodriguez, Marcelina Rodriguez | Filed: July 24, 2015 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| James Marion Sims - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | J. Gutierrez, Vodka, Jones | Filed: August 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Henry Rodriguez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Christopher Lewis, Lawrence Lopez | Filed: August 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James E Crittenden - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Gov. Brown | Filed: August 10, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Eric Williams - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Holland, Davies, P. Maldonado, L. Lozano, J. Castro, Loveall | Filed: August 12, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Marion Sims - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | B Valdez, C. Pfeiffer, M. R. Phillips, E Sanders | Filed: August 17, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason E. Pellum‚ Sr. - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Natalie Guzman, Rehabilitation | Filed: August 07, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Janelle Foster - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | D.K. Johnson | Filed: August 18, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jason Javon Thompson - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Kim Holland | Filed: August 24, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Joaquin Serrano Reyes - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Nancy Chamberlain, C. White, Mulecreek State Prison, Warden, Hui | Filed: August 26, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Rascon - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | E. Valenzuela | Filed: August 26, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| James Quincy Hill - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Jerry Brown | Filed: September 02, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Joseph Gilbert - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Deborah Hysen, J. Clark Kelso, Matthew Cate, Susan L. Hubbard, Tanya Rothchild, James Yates, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwight Winslow, John G. Diep, William F. Alvarez, Felix Igbinosa | Filed: September 04, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Madrid - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: September 03, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jared M. Villery - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Norman Karlow, Phillip Rhodes, Richard Schmidt, Christopher Yerton, David Nelson, Jay Jones, Lawrence Emard, Rafael Escarcega | Filed: September 04, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Aparicio, Pedro Archuleta, Joseph Duran, Derek Hall, Jason Johnson, Antoine Kahn, Todd Levett, Frank Manuel, Andres Mayorga, Jorge Augusto Reyes, Chris Roberts, Finley Wimbley, Ismael Zavala - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Jam, Deborah Hysen, Teresa Schwartz, James Tilton, Dwight Winslow, Matthew Cate, Scott Frauenheim, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Felix Igbinosa, Carl Wofford, James Hartley, Jeffrey Beard, Susan Hubbard, Chris Meyer, Scott Kernan, Tanya Rothchild, Paul Brazelton | Filed: September 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose A. Ortiz - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | B. Garza | Filed: September 08, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James D. Chavez - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 18, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jasper F. Wilson - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | M. Negrete, Kim Holland, Jefferey A. Beard, W. Walsh, E. Nagandi, A. Coria, J. Medina, D. Cuaron, M. Recio, K. Westergren, M. Dailo, M.D. Stainer | Filed: September 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose B. Ortiz - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | L. Kirby, J. Huewe, Vargas, I. Espino, D. Davey | Filed: September 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeffrey Lamont Taylor - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | E. Gonzales, Stu Sherman, C. Ramos, S. Smith, Herndez, Coffin | Filed: August 10, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jerome Lee Cross - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: September 28, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| John Gipson - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Jerry Brown | Filed: October 02, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| John E. Mitchell - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | J. D. Ornelas, M. D. Hunter, D. Davey, L. W. Munoz, Racely, Stu Sherman, E. Sanchez, Vargas, I. Martinez, Baeza, J. Beard | Filed: October 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Johnny M. Calderon - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Superior Court of California | Filed: October 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| John Cornealus‚ Jr. - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: October 13, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| John Madrid - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: October 13, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jeff Elias - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Vazrick Navasartian, J. Dubiel | Filed: October 14, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
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https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/bph/parole-suitability-hearings-overview/