Prisoners' Rights

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Information for Fee Waiver

Ask for a Fee Waiver if you can't afford filing fees

California absentee ballot request form

Form to request your absentee ballot

Confidential voter registration via Safe At Home

Safe at Home is a confidential address program administered by the California Secretary of State's Office and is most effective when used as a part of an overall safety plan. Safe at Home offers a substitute mailing address to receive first class, certified, and registered mail for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and elder or dependent adult abuse, as well as reproductive health care workers and public entity employees who are in fear for their safety.

Fingerprint Background Checks

Is your background record wrong? Was there a delay or problem?

Know your voting rights 101

Learn about voting options for the upcoming elections.

Manual for Grandparent and Relative Caregivers

Guardianships, dependency proceedings, getting a child out of a shelter, visitation rights of grandparents, when permanent custody is necessary, adoption, foster care, public benefits, relative caregiver options chart, and school issues.

The Rights Of Prisoners In Administrative Segregation

"Segregation" is the term used to describe a highly restrictive form of custody where a prisoner is taken out of the general prison population and placed in a "prison within a prison."

The Rights Of Prisoners Regarding Serious Disciplinary Charges

The rights of prisoners to fair disciplinary proceedings are rooted in the due process clauses of the U.S. and California Constitutions; however, those rights are not as broad as the rights of defendants facing criminal charges

Voter Hotlines and Election Offices

Voting rights, how to register to vote, vote by mail, voter hotlines, and election offices.

Voting FAQs

Voter FAQs: vote-by-mail, election day voting, political districts, registering to vote, and additional information.

Voting Rights: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction

Eligibility requirements for who can register to vote and vote, questions, and how to register to vote.

Voting Rights Restoration

California voting rights restoration for misdemeanor and felony convictions.

Complaints Against The Government

Complain about a law enforcement agency or officer, federal government contracts, government agency, the U.S. Postal Service, government vehicle misuse, reckless driving, or collisions involving a government vehicle.

Suing a Local Public Entity or Jail Employee

Taking action against a prison, government, or employee.

How to File an Administrative Appeal

Examples of topics that an administrative appeal might address are medical care delays, failure to follow procedural rules for disciplinary violation hearings, miscalculation of work credits, restrictive mail policies, or visitor denials.

Manual for Grandparent and Relative Caregivers

Guardianships, dependency proceedings, getting a child out of a shelter, visitation rights of grandparents, when permanent custody is necessary, adoption, foster care, public benefits, relative caregiver options chart, and school issues.

Benefits and Services for Incarcerated Veterans

Despite the circumstances, some justice-involved Veterans may be eligible for VA benefits: disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial.

Benefits and Services for Incarcerated Veterans

Despite the circumstances, some justice-involved Veterans may be eligible for VA benefits: disability compensation, pension, education and training, health care, home loans, insurance, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and burial.

California absentee ballot request form

Form to request your absentee ballot

Complaints Against The Government

Complain about a law enforcement agency or officer, federal government contracts, government agency, the U.S. Postal Service, government vehicle misuse, reckless driving, or collisions involving a government vehicle.

Confidential voter registration via Safe At Home

Safe at Home is a confidential address program administered by the California Secretary of State's Office and is most effective when used as a part of an overall safety plan. Safe at Home offers a substitute mailing address to receive first class, certified, and registered mail for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and elder or dependent adult abuse, as well as reproductive health care workers and public entity employees who are in fear for their safety.

Fingerprint Background Checks

Is your background record wrong? Was there a delay or problem?

How to Apply for a Pardon

The application and review process.

How to File an Administrative Appeal

Examples of topics that an administrative appeal might address are medical care delays, failure to follow procedural rules for disciplinary violation hearings, miscalculation of work credits, restrictive mail policies, or visitor denials.

Information for Fee Waiver

Ask for a Fee Waiver if you can't afford filing fees

Know your voting rights 101

Learn about voting options for the upcoming elections.

Manual for Grandparent and Relative Caregivers

Guardianships, dependency proceedings, getting a child out of a shelter, visitation rights of grandparents, when permanent custody is necessary, adoption, foster care, public benefits, relative caregiver options chart, and school issues.

SSI/SSDI for Prisoners

The application process and how incarceration affects your benefits.

Suing a Local Public Entity or Jail Employee

Taking action against a prison, government, or employee.

The Rights Of Prisoners In Administrative Segregation

"Segregation" is the term used to describe a highly restrictive form of custody where a prisoner is taken out of the general prison population and placed in a "prison within a prison."

The Rights Of Prisoners Regarding Serious Disciplinary Charges

The rights of prisoners to fair disciplinary proceedings are rooted in the due process clauses of the U.S. and California Constitutions; however, those rights are not as broad as the rights of defendants facing criminal charges

Voter Hotlines and Election Offices

Voting rights, how to register to vote, vote by mail, voter hotlines, and election offices.

Voting FAQs

Voter FAQs: vote-by-mail, election day voting, political districts, registering to vote, and additional information.

Voting Rights: Persons with a Prior Felony Conviction

Eligibility requirements for who can register to vote and vote, questions, and how to register to vote.

Voting Rights Restoration

California voting rights restoration for misdemeanor and felony convictions.

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