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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| Zohrab Serobyan - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | Ivan Clay | Filed: June 25, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zeff Gotti Rocco - Judge Schiavelli More Information >>> | James A. Yates | Filed: July 15, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zuri S. Young - Judge Matz More Information >>> | Robert A. Horel | Filed: July 16, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zareh Vardanyan - Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen More Information >>> | Edmund G. Brown‚ Jr. | Filed: February 02, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zuri S.K. Young - Judge Charles F. Eick More Information >>> | State of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger | Filed: November 05, 2010 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Zamaad G. Zomalt - Judge John F. Walter More Information >>> | S. H. Garcia | Filed: November 15, 2010 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zuri S K Young - Judge A. Howard Matz More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: June 21, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zipora Klein - Judge R. Gary Klausner More Information >>> | United States of America | Filed: August 31, 2012 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence § |
| Zoelee Isaac - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Brenda Cash | Filed: October 04, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zeus Robles - Judge David O. Carter More Information >>> | David Long | Filed: December 24, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zsuzsa Blakley - Judge Patrick J. Walsh More Information >>> | Superior Court of California | Filed: February 15, 2013 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zakee Abdul-Malik - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | Warden Amy Miller | Filed: December 30, 2014 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zevonzell E. Sims - Judge Douglas F. McCormick More Information >>> | W. L. Montgomery | Filed: July 20, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zakee S Abdul-Malik - Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg More Information >>> | Raymond Madden | Filed: January 28, 2016 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zoelee Issac - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Warden | Filed: February 15, 2017 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zachary Eugene Williams - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | New Day Baby Powder-Andes Group, Keefe Commissary Network Sales, Los Angeles Mens Central Jail-Medical, LAC-U.S.C. Medical Center | Filed: March 01, 2017 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Zachary Eugene Williams - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Los Angeles County Men's Jail Transportation | Filed: March 01, 2017 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Zelos Fields - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | Filed: April 26, 2017 Habeas Corpus (General) § | |
| Zachary Eugene Williams - Judge Christina A. Snyder More Information >>> | Los Angeles County Men s Central Jail | Filed: May 05, 2017 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Zuri S K Young - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | M. Bean, A. Lugo, C. King, A Lugo | Filed: February 21, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Andrew J Guilford |
| Zuri S K Young - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | People of the State of California | Filed: February 22, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Andrew J Guilford |
| Zebadiah Jerome Comb - Judge Jacqueline Chooljian More Information >>> | Cynthia Swain | Filed: February 28, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Fernando M Olguin |
| Zuri Sana Kabisa Young - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | I Mijares, Mr. J. R. Williams, A. Villalobos | Filed: April 03, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Andrew J Guilford |
| Zuri Sana-Kabisa Young, Zuri Sanabis-Young - Judge Charles F Eick More Information >>> | I. Mijares, Mr. J. R. Williams, A. Villalobos | Filed: April 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Andrew J Guilford |
| Zachariah Lee, Zechariah Lee - Judge Gail J Standish More Information >>> | inclusive, Vernon H. Warnke, Landrum, Merced 1 County Sheriff's Dept., DOES to 5 | Filed: July 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1983, Referring Judge John F Walter |
| Zafer Kridi - Feb 12, 2020 More Information >>> | Deputy Director MARK KOUMANS, Director Robert A. Sanders, Attorney General William P Barr, US Attorney Nicola T. Hanna | Filed: February 12, 2020 Mandamus & Other §28:1361 |
| Zoller Samuel - Judge Philip S Gutierrez More Information >>> | The Warden | Filed: May 20, 2020 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Steve Kim |
| Zelos R Fields - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | J L Norwood | Filed: February 07, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 Petition for Writ |
| Zuri Sana Kabisha Young - Judge A Howard Matz More Information >>> | State of California, Robert A Horel | Filed: April 03, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zachary Glenn Libby - Judge Chapman More Information >>> | Darrel Adams | Filed: May 05, 2009 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zuri S.K. Young - Judge A. Howard Matz More Information >>> | Arnold Schwarzenegger, State of California, G. Matthew Cate, Governor Pete Wilson, D. Lewis | Filed: April 08, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zachary Cheyanne Johnson - Judge Otis D Wright More Information >>> | Paul D Brazelton | Filed: September 12, 2012 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zamaad Gary Zomalt - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | David B Long, Jeffrey A Beard | Filed: December 05, 2013 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Zhen Yao - Judge Michael R. Wilner More Information >>> | James Janecka, Sarah Saldana, Thomas W Hussey, J Finnegan, Loretta E Lynch, Anthony A Garcia | Filed: September 15, 2015 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zachery Shovey, George Topete - Judge Virginia A. Phillips More Information >>> | County of San Bernardino | Filed: February 29, 2016 Prisoner: Civil Rights § |
| Zulmai Nazarzai - Judge Fernando M. Olguin More Information >>> | Sandra Hutchens, The People of the State California | Filed: August 02, 2011 Habeas Corpus (General) § |
| Zentory T. Bean - Judge Oliver W. Wanger More Information >>> | James Tilton | Filed: December 05, 2007 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zeron Lewis - Judge Anthony W. Ishii More Information >>> | Warden, Avenal State Prison | Filed: February 06, 2008 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 Petition for Writ |
| Zachary Arnold - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | Neil Adler | Filed: September 23, 2008 None §U.S. Government Defendant jury demanded by 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| Zheng Rong - Judge William M. Wunderlich More Information >>> | San Francisco, Naturalization Service, District Director of the Immigration, Naturalization Service, California, United States Immigration, Attorney General | Filed: September 28, 2009 None §28:2241 Petition for Wri |
| Zacarias Gonzalez - Judge Gary S. Austin More Information >>> | Matthew Cate, Guinn, James D. Hartley | Filed: November 30, 2009 None §42:1983 Prisoner Civil Ri |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill More Information >>> | CDCR, Miller, Peatris, Ashley, Gilmoore, Kern County Lerdo Detention Center Pre-Trial, T. King, Officer R Davis | Filed: May 16, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Memorial Hospital, Wasco State Prison, CDCR, Pleasant Valley State Prison, Mercy Hospital | Filed: May 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Dennis L. Beck More Information >>> | Victim, Services for CDCR, - Dunn, CDCR, Survivor Rights, Wasco State Prison Trust Account | Filed: May 22, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe More Information >>> | Flores | Filed: July 10, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Mendes, Hirachetta, Brian, Chavez | Filed: July 15, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | R. Godwin, Chavez, Hirachetta, Kern County L. Jail, Vasquez, Corcoran State Prison, CSPC Mailroom, Wasco State Prison | Filed: September 09, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | Corcoran State Prison, Wasco State Prison | Filed: October 23, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Michael J. Seng More Information >>> | A. Pacillas, B.J. Weaver | Filed: October 23, 2013 Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Zane Hubbard - Judge Jennifer L. Thurston More Information >>> | Corcoran State Prison (4B) | Filed: October 23, 2013 General §28:2254 |
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/