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CTF Veterans Hub gives back to those who served
The CTF Veterans Hub held a ceremony in observance of Memorial Day to honor the fallen soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
VIDEOS
Meet Correctional Business Manager Sonia Padilla
Sonia Padilla, the Correctional Business Manager for California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), is a busy woman. In her role, she is responsible for all the business aspects of the institution such as paying the bills or purchasing food.
Outside groups promote CIW rehabilitation
Over two days, California Institution for Women (CIW) received rehabilitation help from two outside organizations.
HDSP CBI celebrates 52 graduates
High Desert State Prison (HDSP) celebrated 52 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI), Out-Patient Living and Balance graduates. CBI is apart of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) program. Several participants told their personal story of how crucial this program has been to change their mind set while incarcerated.
BEYOND THE BADGE
ASP, city honors staff
Avenal State Prison (ASP) and Golden Hills Adult School staff recently received honors for contributing to ASP and the community.
CIM, CIW, CTF, SAC show staff appreciation
Staff appreciation can take many forms as shown by recent activities at CIM, CIW, CTF and SAC with barbecues and team-building events.
Meet Correctional Business Manager Sonia Padilla
Sonia Padilla, the Correctional Business Manager for California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), is a busy woman. In her role, she is responsible for all the business aspects of the institution such as paying the bills or purchasing food.
Rehabilitation
CTF Veterans Hub gives back to those who served
The CTF Veterans Hub held a ceremony in observance of Memorial Day to honor the fallen soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Outside groups promote CIW rehabilitation
Over two days, California Institution for Women (CIW) received rehabilitation help from two outside organizations.
HDSP CBI celebrates 52 graduates
High Desert State Prison (HDSP) celebrated 52 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI), Out-Patient Living and Balance graduates. CBI is apart of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) program. Several participants told their personal story of how crucial this program has been to change their mind set while incarcerated.
ABOVE THE CALL
Off‑duty officer responds to fatal accident
While driving to work in the early morning, Correctional Officer John Costello came across a single-car accident. At 4:35 in the morning, by the light of his vehicle, Costello could see a vehicle crashed into a tree with one person slumped over in the driver’s seat.
SATF Lieutenant, football team help during storms
A Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) Correctional Lieutenant and the Woodlake Tigers Football Team are doing all they can to help their community.
Governor’s Medal of Valor at Ironwood
The Governor’s Medal of Valor was recently presented to three CDCR employees from Ironwood State Prison. An earlier virtual ceremony had been held, but this honored them their workplace with guests.
HISTORY
Giving voice to crime victims
Victims and survivors have long fought to have a voice in investigations, trials, sentencing and parole hearings. Since the first incarcerated people boarded the prison ship in 1851, crime victims and their families have fought for their rights.
Horses, Rustlers and Bandits
While horses were used to build the first California prisons, they were also the reason rustlers and bandits ended up in those prisons. Due to their penchant for purloining horses, San Quentin and Folsom prisons saw rapid expansion.
Horses powered early prison construction
Before motorized vehicles, horses powered construction of the early California prison system. As the cars of their day, horses also transported people and goods to the prisons.