How people in custody or supervision can ask for disability accommodations and report violations of their disability rights by any public agency

How to file administrative grievances and appeals (Forms 602-1/602-2 and 602 HC), which sometimes can solve prison and parole issues and usually must be completed before a court challenge

Learn about eligibility for programs that allow people to serve part of their sentence in the community

Information on accommodations for people in California state prisons who are blind or have low-vision, including information on individualized vision assessments, magnifiers, typing and printing documents, and sunglasses.

Information on the Armstrong v. Newsom class action lawsuit, the Disability Placement Program (DPP), and how to request disability accommodations in CDCR.

Information on the Armstrong v. Newsom/Coleman v. Newsom staff misconduct remedial plan that covers staff misconduct issues at RJD, LAC, COR, KVSP, CIW, and SATF.

Information on accommodations for people in California prisons who are deaf or hard of hearing, including information on hearing aids, pocket talkers, captioning, captioned phones, and tablets.

Information on how to request a reasonable disability accommodation in CDCR.

Information on how to request identification and accommodations for a learning disability in CDCR.

Information on resources for people with physical disabilities being released from prison or jail in California, including information on Social Security benefits, transportation upon and after release, housing, and disability-related problems while on parole.

Information on how to request single-cell status as a disability accommodation in CDCR.

Form for complaining about problems with a lawyer, such as failure to communicate, ineffective assistance, and over-billing

Link to CALPIA's directory of resources in each county for health, housing, human services, transportation, and reentry

Link to California Council of the Blind resources list

Information on legal actions for challenging a parole denial, rescission or reversal, including common legal issues that can be raised

Information on BPH hearing procedures, including an overview of the California parole process from UnCommon Law, an organization that provides advocacy and support for people in the parole hearing process

CDCR's matrix showing who is eligible to be placed in fire camp or minimum custody

Form to authorize a lawyer, advocate, or family member to obtain documents from a person's CDCR file. (Note: There is a different form for authorizing release of health care information.)

Information on the Department of Risk Management process for asking for compensation for injury or loss of property caused by prison or jail staff. This process must be completed before filing a state lawsuit seeking money damages.

Information on recent updates in the Coleman v. Newsom class action lawsuit and mental health care in CDCR.