Summary of who can be sentenced under the three-strikes law and two-strikes law

Link to California Correctional Health Care Services Cinical Resources; click on Transgender tab

Explanation of the rights related to transgender issues and how to protect those rights.

This resource is available in Spanish as “Problemas comunes que experimentan las personas transgénero en las prisiones de California” on our Spanish resources page.

Explanation of the rights related to transgender issues in California county jails and how to protect those rights.

Information that may be helpful to transgender, gender variant, nonbinary, and intersex people in California prisons or jails who want to change their name and/or gender marker. 

UnCommon Law supports people in the BPH parole process, and publishes resources on preparing for parole suitability hearings

Information on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website about veterans benefits for incarcerated people

How some veterans and former military members can ask for resentencing due to service-related trauma

Information on eligibility for various types of prison visits

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.

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.