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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| Michael Gress - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | , Jacqueline Barnett, Omoniyi Akintola, Sally Wohlers, Florencio Moreno, Richard Galloway, Boru Nale, Christopher Smith, Wesley Hashimoto, Ronald McAlister, Sahir Naseer, Stephen Tseng, Eldon Evans, Lenard Heffner, Scott Heatley, Karen Todd, Brett Williams | Filed: February 20, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Millard Baker - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Cherry Lim, L. Ybanez, Andrew Deems, N. Barajas | Filed: February 21, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Mary Ann Gallego - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Amador County, Martin A. Ryan, Amador County Jail, Holowitiz, Amador County Sheriff's Department, Amador County Coroner | Filed: February 28, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice Muhammad - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Mary Garcia, U.C. Davis Police Department, Thomas McGee, Jennifer Garcia | Filed: March 04, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marco Gomez - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | T. Taber, F. Luna, M. Lea, T. Murphy, Vince Lawson, G. Williams, R. Flowerree, D. McBane, T. Shook, F. Figueroa, S. Gold, Institutional Gang Investigations Unit, A. Fiegener, K. Kesterson, M. Williams, G. Garrett, L. Logan, T. L. Rosenkrats | Filed: March 04, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark Douglas Strong - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Brazelion | Filed: March 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew J. Monaco‚ Jr. - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Steve Moore | Filed: March 07, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael E. Jansen - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Rehabilitation, Jarrett, California Department of Corrections, Gower, S. Rice, M. Pruitt | Filed: March 13, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mark Wayne Gray - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Brenda M. Cash | Filed: March 21, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice Jackson - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | H. Martinez, Department of Medical, R. Luna, J. Ramirez, California Department of Corrections, V. Dackermann | Filed: March 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mohammed Kattan - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Marion Spearman | Filed: April 01, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Mary Ann Gallego - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Stevens, California Forensic Medical Group, Jail Amador County | Filed: April 05, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael E. Jansen - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Gower, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Filed: April 09, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Bazley - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: April 25, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Rene Fondren‚ Jr. - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Butte County Jail | Filed: May 01, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Monte Kim Taylor - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Kevin R. Chappell | Filed: May 03, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Mark A. Harris - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Ron Barnes | Filed: May 06, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice D. Jordan - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | R. T. C. Grounds | Filed: May 08, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Perkins - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Gary Swarthout, Board of Parole Hearings | Filed: May 10, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Marvin Harris - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Tim V. Virga | Filed: May 10, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mario A. Williams - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | California Prison Industry Authority, Mark Gary Stewart, Swarthout, Tim Hart | Filed: May 16, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Marvin Eugene Collins‚ Jr. - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Tim Virga, James Tilton, D Deroco, Scott McClure | Filed: May 17, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Camou - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | California Medical Facility | Filed: May 24, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Montrell Hall - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | T. Virga | Filed: May 24, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Eugene Jastraub - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Ron Barnes | Filed: May 24, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Herrera-Osornio - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | USA | Filed: May 28, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Thibodeau - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Rick Hill | Filed: June 04, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Maurice Van Buren - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Morris, Dolly Matteucci, Douglas | Filed: June 14, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Reynolds - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Shwuab, Rainwater, Graham, Davis, Kelly, Van Hank, Meter | Filed: June 17, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Margarito Ramirez Caballero - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | USA | Filed: June 19, 2013 Motions to Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Michael E. Scherffius - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | Jalal Soltanian Zadeh, B. Barnette, G. Cheryl Williams, Schutt, Karen Todd, L. Heffner, R. Parnell Galloway, L. Blaney, Stephen Tseng, Lawrence C. Fong, A. Simmons, Christopher Smith, K. McLean, Scott Heatley | Filed: June 26, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Allen Sterni - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | People of State California | Filed: July 01, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Manuel Hernandez - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | R. Sonia, R. Durfey, J.D. Lozano, A. Guzman, R. Cano | Filed: July 01, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Mohsan Zaman Khan - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Department of Homeland Security, Janet USCIS Napolitano, California Service Center, John Kerry, Donald Neufeld, Rosemary Langley Melville, Alejandro Mayorkas | Filed: July 09, 2013 Mandamus & Other §05:702 Administrative Pro |
| Manuel Jose Cervin - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Grounds | Filed: July 16, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael A. Saavedra - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | R. Beers, Gray, Moss, E. Soliman, S Pina, Navarro, Gonzales, D. Hansen, Hayse, D. J. Ruiz, S. Fuentes, Jeani, N. Parra, J. Uhlik, S. Bylund, Ramirez, Douglas McClure, T. Blanchard, Connie Gipson, A. Gutierrez, J. Ortega, A. Casillas, Karen Gribbs, - Lerma | Filed: July 25, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice Muhammad - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: July 25, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Miguel Young - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | G. Janda | Filed: July 23, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Matthew James Degroff - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Jeffrey Beard | Filed: August 08, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Michael Wu - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | D. Anthoney | Filed: August 15, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Hicks - Judge Dale A. Drozd More Information >>> | California Correctional Health Care Services, M. Behroz Hamkar, McLean, M. C. Sayre | Filed: August 15, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Melvin Ward - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | The People of the State of California | Filed: August 21, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Melvin DeVan Daniel - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Delta Hawkeye Sercurity Service, San Joaquin County | Filed: August 26, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Malcom Shepard - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Connie Gipson | Filed: August 29, 2013 General §28:2254 |
| Marvin Glenn Hollis - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | P. Sahota, Eureka C. Daye, B. Hamkar, J. Bal | Filed: September 05, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Maurice VanBuren - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | Douglas Eckgaurd | Filed: September 16, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Matthew A. Molina - Judge Lawrence K. Karlton More Information >>> | Hiede M. Lackner | Filed: September 17, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Mark Desmond Adcock - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | Russell Miller, California, Scott R. Jones | Filed: September 17, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Michael Aaron Witkin - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | M. Sanchez, H. Kosher, J. Popovits, Gary L. Swarthout, Wilkinson, K. Young | Filed: September 17, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Markus Ray Aldridge - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Aramark, Solano County Sheriff's Department | Filed: September 23, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
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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/