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California Prisons
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
CDCR's matrix showing who is eligible to be placed in fire camp or minimum custody
Information on constitutional rights and CDCR rules about using confidential information in disciplinary and classification proceedings
Information and sample habeas corpus petition for challenging poor prison structural conditions
Information about the laws concerning CDCR's consideration of family ties in deciding where to house someone
Information on rights and legal remedies when prison staff use excessive physical force. (Note: there is a separate resource with additional information on misconduct complaints against CDCR staff.)
Information on the laws concerning when prison staff can classify someone as a prison gang or street gang member or associate
Information and forms for filing a state habeas corpus petition. A state habeas corpus petition can be used to challenge policies or actions by prison or jail staff or (in some circumstances) to challenge a criminal conviction or sentence.
California Jails
How people in custody or supervision can ask for disability accommodations and report violations of their disability rights by any public agency
Information and forms for filing a state habeas corpus petition. A state habeas corpus petition can be used to challenge policies or actions by prison or jail staff or (in some circumstances) to challenge a criminal conviction or sentence.
Describes the credits available to people serving county jail sentences for felonies, and how they are different from credits available to people serving CDCR prison terms
Summary of why and how to file a grievance about policies or actions by jail staff, which also may be required to preserve your rights to file a legal case
This non-profit organization publishes resources for people in prisons and jails, including a detailed Incarcerated Parents Manual that discusses child custody, child visitation, and divorce issues
Information about recent laws concerning collection of restitution, fees, and fines that are imposed as part of a criminal sentence
Arizona
Database maintained by the National Immigration Legal Services Directory for orginizations offering immigration services. Searchable by zip code or name of institution.
Link to Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) website listing Departmental Orders including information on healthcare, the grievance system, and access to the courts
Referral information for several attorneys who have sued the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry, or its health care vendors
Link to Post-Conviction Clinic at ASU for guidance on applying for compassionate release or medical clemency from Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry.
Link to Disability Rights Arizona (DRAZ), Arizona's non-profit protection and advocacy agency for Arizonans with disabilities.
Link to the Arizona Justice Project's pre-screening form and description of process to request assistance in a case of actual innocence or manifest injustice.
Link to form and instructions designed to help incarcerated people prepare a complaint seeking relief for a violation of their federal civil rights.
Link to Arizona State Agency Handbook, Chapter 13, which contains information on how to sue an Arizona state agency.
Information on religious rights of incarcerated people in Arizona, ADCRR's religious diet policies, and what to do if those rights have been violated.
Information on the Prison Rape Elimination Act, how to report sexual abuse, and further actions to get protection or address past misconduct.