Beyond the Badge, Victim & Survivor Rights & Services

CDCR Unlocked: Podcast focuses on restitution

CDCR restitution manager Chemere Lee with a microphone.
Chemere Lee, restitution manager

Restitution Services Manager Chamere Lee, with the CDCR Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services, details her professional journey to a career dedicated to victim-centered work.

Graphic with the words: Options, services, and hope for crime survivors. How would you help? National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 21-27, 2024.

Lee helps manage CDCR’s Restitution Services, ensuring that victims of crime obtain monetary compensation ordered by the court.

She also dives deep into what restitution is and how people can connect to it.

This is the first of a three-part series in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Representatives from CDCR’s Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services discuss their dedication to helping those impacted by crime.

Listen to the first in the three-part series.

Hosted by Alia Cruz, Public Information Officer
Produced by Clarissa Resultan, CDCR staff photographer
Guest: Chamere Lee, Restitution Services Manager, Office of Victim & Survivor Rights and Services


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