
Informational Resources
Transgender Health Care Guidelines
Link to California Correctional Health Care Services Cinical Resources; click on Transgender tab
Common Issues Transgender People Experience in California Prisons
Explanation of the rights related to transgender issues and how to protect those rights.
Legally Changing Your Name and Gender While Incarcerated
Transgender Law Center's guide on how incarcerated transgender people can change their legal name and gender
UnCommon Law Resources
UnCommon Law supports people in the BPH parole process, and publishes resources on preparing for parole suitability hearings
Veterans Benefits
Information on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website about veterans benefits for incarcerated people
Veterans/Military Members Resentencing
How some veterans and former military members can ask for resentencing due to service-related trauma
Workers Compensation Benefits for Incarcerated People
Information and forms for reporting and requesting benefits for an injury from an assigned prison job.
This resource is available in Spanish as “Beneficios de compensación para trabajadores para personas en prisiones de California” on our Spanish resources page.
"Youth Offender" Parole Hearings
Information about early parole consideration and suitability factors for some people who committed crimes when they were under 26 years old.
This resource is available in Spanish as “Audiencias de libertad condicional para ‘delincuentes juveniles’” on our Spanish resources page.

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