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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| Jezrell L Crawford - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Scott Wu, Joseph Eischen, Mendoza, Curran, Fresno County Jail | Filed: October 16, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Espinoza - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | S. Sherman | Filed: October 19, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| John Cline - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Jerry Brown | Filed: October 29, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Jason Smith - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Johal, V Joseph, Brook Sheela, Klang, J. J Lewis, Youssef, Katavich, Paik, Zepp | Filed: November 02, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jonathan W. Mundo - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Saigado, A. Taylor, Raybon, Arias | Filed: November 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Earl King - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Brian Duffy | Filed: November 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Angel Sanchez - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | USA | Filed: November 09, 2015 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joseph Webb - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Jerry Brown | Filed: November 10, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Jose Amezcua Nava - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Carl Wofford, People of the State of California | Filed: November 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jezrell Crawford - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Fresno County Jail Officials, Curran, Scott Wu, Joseph Eischen | Filed: November 12, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph Anthony Brown - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | B.J. Johnson | Filed: November 16, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Jesse L. Youngblood - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Clark, Kim, Jeffrey Wang | Filed: November 18, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joseph D. Rodriguez - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr., Stuart Sherman, Kelly Harrington | Filed: November 19, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesus Villalba Ramirez - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: November 30, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jaimere Prosser - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: December 07, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| James George Stamos‚ Jr. - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Randy Grounds | Filed: December 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Josh Thomas - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | C. Ogbuehi, Enenmoh, S. Oder, Johnson, L. D. Zamra, T. Byers, M. Carrasquillo, A. Johal, G. Ugwueze, D. Smiley | Filed: December 10, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John Frederick Colombero - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Gipson | Filed: December 10, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jaime Beltran - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: December 11, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jesus Bonilla Castaneda - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | S. Daley, D. Carlson, R. Contreras, P. Pease, J. Mendez, J. Black, J. Yates, M. McCollum, J. Lopez | Filed: December 11, 2015 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Both |
| Jesse Sanchez - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Cliff Allenby, Audrey King, Pam Ahlin, Fresno Board of Supervisors, Stephen Mayberg, Jerry Brown, Norm Kramer | Filed: December 14, 2015 Conditions of Confinement §42:1983 |
| Jose Rivera - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Lazano, E. Martinez, C. Bryon, D. Lee, Kumar, Phillips, Lesniack, B. Valdez, Tyson, Howard | Filed: December 18, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Rodriguez - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | J. Soto | Filed: December 21, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Fidencio Galvan - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Clorrizon Health Care, Cabrera, Newill, Mimms, Margaret Molero, Rounds | Filed: December 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Newman - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | The Department of Corrections, E. Arnold, Stu Sherman | Filed: December 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jermaine Devonne Wallace - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: December 28, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Ramirez - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Scott Frauenhem, Dental Program Health Care Review Committee, Dental Authorization Review Committee | Filed: December 30, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Galicia - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | M. Jennings, B. Weaver, A. Guzman, T. Marsh, K. Weatherford, T. Perez | Filed: January 05, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jimmy Lee Miles - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | D. Davey | Filed: December 21, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Alberto Perales - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | Dave Davey | Filed: November 30, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Jennifer Ann Payne - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | George Runner | Filed: January 15, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jerome Lamar Gentery - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: January 14, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jose Luis Guzman - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | California State Prison Corcoran | Filed: January 21, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Juan Padilla - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Debra M. Cornez | Filed: March 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jerome Lee Cross - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: January 25, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jorge Perez-Robles - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: January 25, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| James DeMarco Richards - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Kim Holland | Filed: January 29, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| John Madrid - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Joseph D. Burnes, Scott Frauenheim, B. Hernandez, Lawry, Jeffrey Beard, David Davey, T. Wyman, C. Cavasos, S. Pease | Filed: February 01, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jeremy E. Lewis - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | Matenvousian | Filed: February 01, 2016 General §28:2241 |
| Johnathan Hill - Judge Stanley A. Boone More Information >>> | A. Macias, L. Borges, M Cate, I A Martinez, R G Castro, J. Zapata | Filed: February 04, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason Scheiding - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | David Smith, Adams | Filed: February 04, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Justin Michael Thuemler - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Stanislaus County | Filed: February 01, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Justin Michael Thuemler - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Stanislaus County District Attorney, Snypes, Silveria | Filed: February 01, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Evangelista - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | On Habeas Corpus | Filed: February 12, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jarmaal Smith - Judge Sandra M. Snyder More Information >>> | Christian Pfeiffer | Filed: February 12, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Jon Isaac Palomino - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: February 16, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| Johnathan Hill - Judge Sheila K. Oberto More Information >>> | M. Jennings, Victor Marmolejo, R. Morgan, J. Cabrera | Filed: February 17, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| JamBri Sean Johnson‚ Sr. - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Mohamed Ibrahim, Eric Arnolds, Yuen Chen | Filed: February 18, 2016 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James Sion Sprague - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Jeffrey Beard | Filed: February 22, 2016 General §28:2254 |
| James Jamil Garrett - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Ngozi Igbinosa | Filed: February 24, 2016 Civil Rights §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/