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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| Santiago Soto - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Jack Garner, Black, Barbara Moore | Filed: April 10, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Hicks - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | California State Prison DVI | Filed: April 16, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steve Wilhelm - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Edmond G. Brown, Jeffery Beard | Filed: May 04, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Samuel Windham‚ Jr. - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections & Brian Rehabilitation, Duffy, Zitong Yun, Manuel Sabin, California Medical Facility | Filed: May 13, 2015 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Both |
| Shawn Hawk - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Sacramento County, Shasta County, Ronald City Rehabilitation, Rackley, of Redding, Jeffery Beard, California Department of Corrections | Filed: May 14, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steed Martin - Judge Gregory G. Hollows More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: May 21, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Sidney Harris - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Jerome Price | Filed: June 25, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Steve Arnold Bozeman - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | California Health Care Facility | Filed: July 02, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Saahdi Coleman - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | C. Davis, Ron Barnes, Fred Foulk | Filed: July 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Saiyez Ahmed - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Brian Duffy, R. Lacebal, Johnson | Filed: July 09, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sean L. Joyner - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | William Muniz | Filed: July 12, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Spencer E. Berry - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | S. Siesha, Harold Tate, J. Clark Kelso, U. Harrington, Baniga, Kim Holland | Filed: July 13, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Scott Toth - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Paramuir S. Sahota, Lawrence C. Fong, Health Care, J. Lewis, K. Dhillon | Filed: July 16, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shawn Hawk - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Jack Garner, Jeffery Beard, Elizabeth Ri, Michele Minor, Rehabilitation, Arthur Anderson, Jennifer Shaffer, John Peck, California Department of Corrections, California Board of Prison Hearings, Marisela Montez, Edmund Brown, Peter LaBahn, Cynthia Fritz | Filed: July 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Andrew Zinda‚ Jr. - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Scott Frauenheim | Filed: July 27, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Shawn Christopher Shepherd - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | M. E. Spearman | Filed: July 29, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Scot Straits - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Rio Cosumnes Correctional Facility, Sacramento Sheriff's Health Services Unit | Filed: August 05, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Scot Harry Straits - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Rio Consumnes Correction Facility, Sacramento Sheriff's Department | Filed: August 10, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shelby Wayne Thompson - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | County of Placer | Filed: August 11, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Shawntroy Colquitt - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | R. L. Gower | Filed: August 17, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Shannon Dwain Hogan - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Unknown | Filed: September 08, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Steven A. Duarte - Judge Troy L. Nunley More Information >>> | Joe Lizzaraga | Filed: September 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Samuel Sanchez - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Mule Creek State Prison | Filed: September 09, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Public Corruption Investigations, Attorney of General Sacramento, F.B.I., Kamala D. Harris | Filed: September 11, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seymon Lewis‚ Jr. - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Ponce | Filed: September 14, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Sergaye Lafayette-Price - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Sacramento County, Walter Patton | Filed: September 15, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge William B. Shubb More Information >>> | Barack Obama, Kamala D. Harris, Susan P. Graber, United States Government, Robert A. Barton, California Department of Corrections, Office of Internal Affairs, Jennifer L. Thurston, Carlos T. Bea | Filed: September 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Kamala Harris | Filed: September 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Spencer E. Berry - Judge Morrison C. England More Information >>> | Lesniak, Sherry Lopez, C. Pfeiffer, Harrington, P. Chanelo, A. Pineda | Filed: October 06, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Shemick F. Watts - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Robert W. Fox | Filed: October 22, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Stacha Smith - Judge Edmund F. Brennan More Information >>> | Sacramento County Sheriff's Department | Filed: October 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sergaye Lafayette-Price - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Sac County Sheriffs Dep/R.C.C.C. | Filed: October 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Saadhi Abdul Coleman - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Patricia Arnswald | Filed: November 12, 2015 Civil Rights §28:1441 jury demanded by Defendant |
| Steven Garduno - Judge Allison Claire More Information >>> | Mike McDonald, Denton, Lopez | Filed: November 16, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Sean Demetrious Clark - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | K. Holland | Filed: November 19, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Kamala D. Harris, Federal Bureau of Anthony Da Investigations, Silva | Filed: November 20, 2015 Mandamus and Other §28:1651 |
| Shannon Plunk - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | Corizen Mental Health, Pedila, Corizen Medical, Tulare County Medical, Porterville Police, Tulare County Mental Health | Filed: December 01, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shannon Plunk - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Tulare County, Padila, Tulare County Main Jail | Filed: December 01, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Stephen Earl Scally - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | M. Chirila, L Marsh, J. Acosta, Sands, Thomas A. Ferrara | Filed: December 04, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Shawn Hawk - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Cynthia Fritz, Jeffery Beard, Jo, Peter Board LaBahn, California of Parole Hearings, Who, Jennifer Shaffer, Marisela Montez, Rehabilitation, Forensic Assessment Division, Michele Minor, California Department of Corrections, Jack Garner, Arthur Anderson | Filed: December 04, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Son Van Nguyen - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Andre Matevousian | Filed: December 04, 2015 General §28:2241 |
| Stephen Earl Scally - Judge Carolyn K. Delaney More Information >>> | Thomas A. Ferrara | Filed: December 14, 2015 General §28:2254 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | Kamala Harris, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Anthony Silva | Filed: December 14, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento News & Review, Vallejo Times Herald, Bay Area Press | Filed: December 21, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Salvador Cervantes - Judge Craig M. Kellison More Information >>> | Salazar | Filed: December 28, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Garland E. Burrell More Information >>> | Sacramento Business Journal, Newsweek Magazine, Nation Magazine, law.com, California Lawyer Magazine, Inc., congress.org, USA Today, US News & World Report | Filed: December 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge John A. Mendez More Information >>> | New York Times News, Modesto Bee, Review, New York Press, Business Week Magazine, U.S. Weekly Magazine, Sacramento News | Filed: December 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Kimberly J. Mueller More Information >>> | Business Wire, International Herald Tribune, Amnesty International, Prison Law Clinic, Washington Internet Daily, California Coalition for Women Prisoners | Filed: December 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Seavon Pierce - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | New York Times, Washington City Paper, American Association for Justice, Lawyers for Civil Justice, U.C. Berkeley School of Law | Filed: December 29, 2015 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Steven Diaz - Judge Kendall J. Newman More Information >>> | William Muniz | Filed: January 08, 2016 General §28:2254 |
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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/