This Weekender Digest focuses on the California Model, a Prison Palooza, learning from fish, and digging up Cemetery Tales.
Compressing the week’s stories into this new weekly digest is a way to help keep our busy staff up to date with the latest news.
Appreciation
Mule Creek thanks staff with Family Fun Day
Mule Creek State Prison’s Employee Association hosted a Family Fun Day staff appreciation event featuring music, activities, and even a petting zoo. Read the story.
California Model
Finding solutions at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center gathered staff and the incarcerated population for a special luncheon to help find solutions to challenges at the institution. Outside organizations also participated. Read the story by Amanda Spangler, communications analyst with California Correctional Health Care Services.
CMF hosts Prison Palooza 3.0
California Medical Facility staff, community organizations, and the incarcerated population recently gathered for Prison Palooza 3.0. Richard Tan, television specialist with the Office of Public and Employee Communications, was on hand to capture the video (above). Read the story.
Rehabilitation
California Rehabilitation Center hosts reentry resource fair
California Rehabilitation Center at Norco, along with the Amity Foundation, recently hosted a provider resource and reentry fair. Read the story.
Veterans Justice Commission meets at San Quentin
The Veterans Justice Commission recently met at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center so members could learn more about the challenges faced by incarcerated military veterans. Read the story.
California Institution for Men hosts reentry resource fair
California Institution for Men at Chino hosted their first reentry resource fair Sept. 18. Read the story.
Butte reentry learns from fish hatchery
Butte reentry program participants took part in an outing others would probably take for granted: visiting a fish hatchery. Reentry staff said these visits help participants acclimate to being out in public. Another goal is taking them to places they otherwise might not experience. Read the story.
Centinela hosts talent show
Centinela State Prison recently hosted a talent show on Facility C, uniting staff and the incarcerated population in creativity, cooperation, and mutual respect. Spearheaded by Capt. Richard Solorio, Recreational Therapist Jacquelyn Smith, and facility staff Psychologist Dr. Pamela Anani, the event was a shining example of how rehabilitation and community-building are taking center stage in California’s correctional facilities. Read the story.
Unlocking History
Cemetery Tales: Swindling dentist; Deadly feud
For three years, Inside CDCR has told the stories of those buried at the prison cemeteries in San Quentin, Folsom, and Preston School of Industry in Ione. The first of this month’s annual series looks at a swindling dentist and feuding neighbors. Next week, we look at a tale of two crooked cooks. Read this week’s story.
Office of Victim & Survivor Rights & Services
OVSRS attends Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims
The Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services (OVSRS) attended the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The event was hosted by the Sacramento Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children (POMC). Held at Sacramento’s Howe Community Center, the event brought together families and supporters to honor loved ones lost to violence. Read the story by David Maldonado, deputy chief of Strategic Communications & External Affairs.
Week in Review
Week in Review: October 4, 2024
In this Week in Review for October 4: San Quentin hosts California Model luncheon; California Correctional Institution Honor Guard attends festival (above); and three questions with Yvette Gutiérrez, Parole Agent II supervisor. Read the Week in Review, compiled by Quinn Shephard, associate governmental program analyst with Strategic Communications and External Affairs.
Weekender Digest is compiled by Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor.
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