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
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| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Lieutenant, Correctional Officers, Captain, Bay Third Watch Pelican State Prison Warden, Sergeant, Assist Warden | Filed: April 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Internal Affairs Clerk of the U. S. District Court Northern District of California | Filed: April 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Captain, Assist Warden, Warden, Correctional Officers Inmates, Lieutenant, Sergeant, First Watch | Filed: April 07, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie James Green - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | California State Prison Lancaster | Filed: April 09, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Correctional Officer Miller | Filed: April 16, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William Bradshaw - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | B. Curry | Filed: April 18, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Lieutenant, Captain, Assist Warden, Third Watch, Sergeant, Correctional Officers, Warden | Filed: April 28, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Rich Creek | Filed: April 29, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Captain, Correctional Officers Third Watch, Lieutenant, Warden, Sergeant, Assist Warden | Filed: April 29, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Wilfredo A. Bermudez - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Greg Storme | Filed: April 29, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Danial | Filed: April 30, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | First Watch, Inmates in cell 209, Correctional Officer, Warden, 110, Captain, 211, Lieutenant, Sergeant | Filed: May 06, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Pelican Bay State Prison, Rich Creek | Filed: May 08, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Lieutenant, Captain, Assist Warden, Third Watch Inmates, Sergeant, Correctional Officer, Warden | Filed: May 08, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Lieutenant, Correctional Officer First Watch, Captain, Warden, Sergeant, Assist Warden | Filed: May 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Inmate in A section, Assist Warden, Warden, Lieutenant, Correctional Officers, Second Watch, Captain, Sergeant | Filed: May 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Pelican Bay State Prison Food Services, Nelson | Filed: May 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Medical, Captain, Assist Warden, Sergeant, Mouser, Third Watch Warden, Lieutenant, Correctional Officers | Filed: May 15, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Captain, Assist Warden, Warden, Correctional Officers Inmates, Lieutenant, Sergeant, First Watch | Filed: May 27, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Mail Room, Correctional Officers | Filed: May 27, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Miller | Filed: May 28, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Lieutenant, Correctional Officers Inmates, Captain, Warden, Sergeant, Assist Warden | Filed: May 30, 2008 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | All Inmates in (A) section, Assist Warden, Warden, Lieutenant, Correctional Officers, Second Watch, Captain, Sergeant | Filed: June 09, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William Earl Johnson - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | B. Curry | Filed: June 19, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie D. Ducksworth - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Curry | Filed: October 22, 2008 General §28:2254 |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Pelican Bay State Prison, Heaps | Filed: October 29, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| William Vasquez Martinez - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Mike McDonald | Filed: November 19, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William O. Sizemore - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Ben Curry | Filed: December 02, 2008 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State) |
| Willie Lee Tolbert - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | IRS | Filed: January 07, 2009 None §Federal Question jury demanded by 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Willie Paul Vigil‚ Jr. - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: February 18, 2009 None §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Wayne M. Sheppard - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Francisco Jacquez, Mathew Cates | Filed: June 24, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Willie Eugene Weaver - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Pelican Bay State Prison, Heaps | Filed: October 08, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William L. Muraco - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Kim Jones | Filed: February 26, 2010 Mandamus & Other §28:1651 Petition for Writ |
| Wanda Lynn Oshiro - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | Paul Copenhaver | Filed: March 18, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Rouser - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | State of California | Filed: August 09, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Wayne D. Winchester - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | People of State of California | Filed: September 29, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Wayne D. Winchester - Judge Jeremy Fogel More Information >>> | T. L. Gonzales | Filed: October 04, 2010 Mandamus and Other §42:1983 |
| Walter Wilkerson‚ III - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | CDCR CTF-Central Soledad State Prison | Filed: October 22, 2010 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| Wade Robertson - Judge James Ware More Information >>> | Rise Jones Pichon, Attorney General of the State of California | Filed: November 06, 2010 General §28:2254 |
| Walter Wilkerson‚ III - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | Chambelain, R. Jimenz, Kenvlia, N. Chan, Randy Grounds | Filed: March 21, 2011 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| William Charles Johnson - Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers More Information >>> | Mike McDonald | Filed: December 27, 2011 General §28:2254 |
| Willie George Erwin‚ Jr. - Judge Lucy H. Koh More Information >>> | R. Grounds, J. Clark Kelson | Filed: January 04, 2012 Prison Condition §42:1983 |
| William Keith - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | William, Young, Rehabilitation, Paul Fice, Akintola, Dewitt, Ca. Dept. of Corrections | Filed: March 20, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Wilfredo Cortez Cauyong - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Connie Gibson | Filed: May 21, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Willie George Erwin‚ Jr. - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | // | Filed: September 07, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| William Salstrom - Judge PSLC HHL More Information >>> | Greg Lewis, J. Banta, H. Shirley, R. Garcia, E. Arnold, Gary Swarthout, P. Medina, R. R. Soria, L. Wallace, J. Guillory | Filed: October 15, 2012 Prisoner: Prison Condition §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Willtest - Judge Wm. Fremming Nielsen More Information >>> | Testerik | Filed: November 20, 2012 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Walter Jackson - Judge Ronald M. Whyte More Information >>> | Alvaro Traquina, Pfile, CMO | Filed: May 17, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri jury demanded by Defendant |
| Wondiyrad Kabede - Judge Paul Singh Grewal More Information >>> | // | Filed: August 13, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| William Neufeld‚ Jr. - Judge Howard R. Lloyd More Information >>> | Bautista, Brock, Mart, Testa, Cooper, Marshall | Filed: November 13, 2013 Prison Condition §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/