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.
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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
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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| Van Dale Kiesz‚ Jr. - Judge Charles F. Eick More Information >>> | Marion E Spearman | Filed: August 06, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Keith Johnson - Judge Arthur Nakazato More Information >>> | Elizabeth Montgomery | Filed: August 09, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | R Mojica, Los Angeles Wilshire P Dep, Warden N McCall, Judge Richard Seeborg, Captain Walker, E Medina, Officer A Avalos, Captain M B Atchley, Nurse Divina Druz, Warden B Hedrick, J J Hughes, CCI B Martinez | Filed: August 14, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Oswald Parada More Information >>> | Officer Marquez, Chief Warden B Hedrick, Huff, Officer Appeals Officer R Mojica, Officer Celaya, E Medina, J McCall, Officer Garcia, Sgt, Officer Guttierrez, Nurse Divina Druz, J J Hughes, Lt D Meredith, CCI B Martinez, Officer Button, Lieutenant Martinez | Filed: August 14, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Victor Garcia - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Frederick Foulk | Filed: September 03, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Valentino Rodriguez - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Dr Jeffrey Beard | Filed: October 21, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vondre Dean Moultrie - Judge David T. Bristow More Information >>> | G. J. Janda | Filed: November 20, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Anthony Jones - Judge Dean D. Pregerson More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: December 03, 2013 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Vincent Lopez - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: January 24, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Lopez - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Greg Lewis | Filed: March 06, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent R Casio - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | J. Macomber | Filed: March 07, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victoria-Joy Godwin - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | Ventura County District Attorney | Filed: March 17, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor E. Torres - Judge Stephen J. Hillman More Information >>> | C. E. Ducart | Filed: March 24, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Valentin Avendano - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | Gonzales | Filed: March 25, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vijaya Perumal Talbert - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: April 24, 2014 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Valaria Garnett - Judge Carla Woehrle More Information >>> | D. K. Johnson | Filed: April 28, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Manuel Zermeno - Judge James V. Selna More Information >>> | Scott Fraveuheim | Filed: May 01, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Manuel Hurtado‚ III - Judge George H. King More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 06, 2014 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Velton Lamont Boone - Judge Josephine L. Staton More Information >>> | Kevin R. Chappell | Filed: June 17, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon Shepard - Judge Alka Sagar More Information >>> | Cynthia Tampkins | Filed: August 15, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent David Mendoza - Judge Beverly Reid O'Connell More Information >>> | John Soto | Filed: August 18, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon C. Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga | Filed: October 09, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Karlton, Board of Parole Hearings Chairperson, Erin Finnegan | Filed: October 20, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Manuel Maurtua - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | W. L. Montgomery | Filed: October 30, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vicente Ramiscal - Judge Otis D. Wright More Information >>> | Bureau of Prisons | Filed: October 31, 2014 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vernon Castle Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga | Filed: November 21, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Veronica Rodriguez - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | D K Johnson | Filed: December 22, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon Castle Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga | Filed: January 13, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon C Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | James A. Walker | Filed: February 03, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon Steward‚ Jr. - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | J. Soto | Filed: February 13, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Lee - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Martin Biter | Filed: February 17, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vadim Stanley Miesegaes - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Cliff Allenby, Linda Persons, Ryan Edward Donahue | Filed: March 04, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vernon Castle Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga | Filed: March 27, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon Castle Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Tim V. Varga, James Walker | Filed: April 13, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vincent Lynden Young - Judge Rozella A. Oliver More Information >>> | Filed: April 28, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § | |
| Victor Manuel Medina - Judge Dale S. Fischer More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: June 01, 2015 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Records, Our Committee, Law Library Staff, Ms. Tomlinson, Counsels, Lt. Sylar, Sgt. Correa | Filed: June 03, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Manuel Garibay - Judge S. James Otero More Information >>> | W. L. Montgomery | Filed: June 22, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vincent Price McCowan - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Badgett Valerie, District Attorney, The State of California, Counsel D. Mann | Filed: June 24, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Virgil E. Holt - Judge Karen L. Stevenson More Information >>> | M. Acosta, W. Olukanmi, Does, S. Morris, R. Galura, C. Chin, K. Donnelly, P. Finander, C. Wu, J. Fitter | Filed: July 06, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vance Blaine - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Los Angeles County Public Defender, Hyde E. Nakano | Filed: August 10, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vardan Vardanyan - Judge Margaret M. Morrow More Information >>> | W. L. Montgomery | Filed: August 10, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vester L Patterson - Judge Suzanne H. Segal More Information >>> | Stu Sherman | Filed: August 26, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| - Judge Rozella A. Oliver More Information >>> | Sterling Price, Cliff Allenby, Kamala Harris, David Fennell | Filed: September 03, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Victor Meraz - Judge Karen L. Stevenson More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: September 22, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vance Blaine - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Jackie Lacey, Ronald M Geltz, Jane Doe, Dr Reedy, Martin Luther King‚ Jr., Community Hospital, John | Filed: September 23, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vahe Dermesrobian - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> | W. L. Montgomery | Filed: September 30, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vernon Rubidoux - Judge Manuel L. Real More Information >>> | Defendant N, Debbie Pennington, Defendant D, Kevin Brown, Defendant S, Defendant L, Pam Ahlin, Defendant J, Defendant B, Dr. Wilson, Linda Person, Defendant P, Melissa Roeper, Defendant C, Kris Griffin | Filed: October 02, 2015 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Vernon Castle Brown‚ Jr. - Judge Andrew J. Wistrich More Information >>> | Jeff McComber | Filed: November 03, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Vurnell Domingo Pollard - Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: December 08, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
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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/