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.
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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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| Janamjot Singh Sodhi - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 08, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Joel James Cloud - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Ninth Circuit District Court | Filed: July 02, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| James Cato‚ Jr. - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | M. Denning, S. Hillman | Filed: July 11, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Jabari Haleem Muied - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | G. Ybarra, C Patricio, C Trimble, B. Mayfield | Filed: July 12, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Javier Alonso Beltran - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 19, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jose Arteaga - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | D. Neve, J. Garcia, A. Fugate | Filed: July 22, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Juan Maldonado - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Filed: July 24, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto | |
| Jimmie L. Doss - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Gallagher, C. Gamboa, Joseph Burnes, A. Randolph | Filed: July 25, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| John F. Weston - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | A. Fernandez (Rivera) | Filed: July 29, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| James Luedtke - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | S. Lake | Filed: July 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241, Referring Judge Sheila K Oberto |
| Javier Haro - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | USA | Filed: July 29, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jason Zhang Gao - Judge Sheila K Oberto More Information >>> | Warden, California Correctional Institution | Filed: August 05, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jesse Willard - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Pelican Bay State Prison, Rehabilitation | Filed: August 06, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesse Willard - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | California Department of Corrections, Pelican Rehabilitation, Bay State Prison, Corcoran State Prison, California Correctional Healthcare Services | Filed: August 06, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Justin Whittington - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | USA | Filed: August 08, 2019 Prisoner: Vacate Sentence §28:2255 |
| Jose Rodriguez - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | Rosemary Ndoh, Kathleen Allison, Ralph Diaz | Filed: August 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Jose Rodriguez - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: August 16, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jesse L. Youngblood - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Warden, Esquerra, CCI Wyman, Acosta, Kemmer | Filed: August 20, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Jehu Hand - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Filed: August 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 | |
| Jeffrey Franklin - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | S. Shiesha, U. Baniga, Harold Tate, J. Lewis | Filed: August 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Jesse L. Youngblood - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Kemmer, Esquerra, O. Costa, M. Marchak | Filed: August 28, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Michael Godfrey - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Warden PBSP | Filed: August 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jorge Fernandez - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | Satterfield, Eslick, Flores, Jackson, Salazar | Filed: August 27, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jamisi Jermaine Calloway - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Lt. D. Britton, Sgt. R. Rowland, Lt. K. Mims, J. Segura, Capt. A. Ladson, X. Lor, J. Luang, G. Munguia, B. Vejar, D. Nieves | Filed: September 06, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jordan Huff - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Steve Lakes, Thomas Moore, Andre Matevousian, USP Atwater Prison Officials | Filed: September 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §28:1331 |
| John Hughes - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Donny Youngblood, Sarah Gonzalez | Filed: September 09, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jose Garcia - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Rodriguez, California Correctional Health Care Services, U. Baniga | Filed: September 10, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Johnny Howard Gates - Judge Barbara A McAuliffe More Information >>> | Castillo, Fernandez, Rodriguez | Filed: September 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Diaz - Judge Dale A Drozd More Information >>> | I Patel, J Cudal | Filed: September 13, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Barbara A McAuliffe |
| Jason Erpinar - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | Santos, John Doe | Filed: September 16, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jesus Ricardo Castaneda - Judge Jennifer L Thurston More Information >>> | W.L. Muniz | Filed: September 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jehu Hand - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Steven Merlak | Filed: September 23, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2241 |
| Jorge Luis Sosa - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | CSATF Warden | Filed: September 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jason A. Page - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | J. Ballesil, A. Starks, H. Longia, A. Galindo, K. Toor, H. Gill, M. Mullen, W. Magdalena, S. Gates, P. Virk | Filed: September 26, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jason Paul Legare - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | R. Kim, C. Cryer, S. Gates, E. Burden | Filed: October 01, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Jonathan Marzette Hanks - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Ken Clark | Filed: October 07, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
| Juan Montenegro - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | CDCR-Medical | Filed: October 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| John Jackson - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | N. Akabike | Filed: October 15, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Lawrence J O'Neill |
| Jason Alan Page - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Raythel Fisher | Filed: October 17, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jose Roberto Zaiza - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | C. Gonzalez, Hernandez, Peacock, Gaddis, A. Lucas | Filed: October 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joel Olvera, Jose Roberto Zaiza - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | P. Perez, LLamas, M. Gamboa, J. Gallager, J. Navarro, D. Goss, L.C. Hence, Ken Clark, C. Brown | Filed: October 17, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| Joshua Davis Bland - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Filed: October 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jose Jeronimo Cardoso - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | James Robinson | Filed: October 21, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jeremy D Peterson |
| Joshua Davis Bland - Judge Erica P Grosjean More Information >>> | C. Gonzales, M. Oliveira, K.J. Allen, D. A. Stebbins, Lucas | Filed: October 18, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 jury demanded by Plaintiff |
| Jamie Lien - Judge Anthony W Ishii More Information >>> | N. Akabike | Filed: October 23, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Barbara A McAuliffe |
| Jose Guadalupe Mendoza - Judge Lawrence J O'Neill More Information >>> | Mule Creek State Prison Warden | Filed: October 28, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254, Referring Judge Jennifer L Thurston |
| Jorge Contreras - Judge Stanley A Boone More Information >>> | Ronald Davis | Filed: October 28, 2019 Death Penalty - Habeas Corpus §28:2254, Referring Judge Anthony W Ishii |
| Jason A. Andrus - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | J. Sullivan | Filed: October 30, 2019 Habeas Corpus (General) §28:2254 |
| Jongpil Park - Judge Jeremy D Peterson More Information >>> | Victor V. Kitt, Adventist Health-Bakersfield | Filed: October 31, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983 |
| James E. Potts - Judge Gary S Austin More Information >>> | M. Soleimani, A. Youssef | Filed: November 05, 2019 Prisoner: Civil Rights §42:1983, Referring Judge Dale A Drozd |
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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/