During the week of April 6-12, CDCR will join the nation in honoring our victim and survivor community during National Crime Victims Rights’ Week.
This year’s theme, “Kinship: Connecting & Healing,” has been at the heart of the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights & Services (OVSRS) mission for over 30 years.
This theme has led to the development of a wide range of services and programs aimed at helping victims and survivors receive the support they need on their unique healing journeys.
Watch video (story continues below):
OVSRS offers victims with a wide array of support options during post-conviction proceedings, and our team works to ensure that victims’ rights are honored during this stage of the criminal justice process including assisting with restitution collection and supporting victims in parole hearings.
The office also offers victims with a several options to engage in unique restorative justice processes.
Victims may want to meet with the person who harmed them or desire to share their story and volunteer to be a victim impact speaker at a CDCR facility.
OVSRS strives to honor and respect the choices of each unique victim we assist. The office works with our CDCR colleagues to make the incarcerated person/population truly aware of the impact of their actions.
Victims’ Rights Week event April 8 in Elk Grove
To honor the victim community and families impacted by crime, OVSRS will host a ceremony and information fair at headquarters.
The event will be Tuesday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at CDCR in Elk Grove.
This event will feature guest speakers, food trucks and representatives from organizations including:
- WEAVE – Women Escaping a Violent Environment
- BACA – Bikers Against Child Abuse
- BACA Sacramento Chapter
- California Victims Resource Center
- The Ahimsa Collective
- Mend Collaborative
- San Joaquin County Victim Witness
- La Familia Counseling Center
- Crime Victims Assistance Network (I-CAN)
If you have any questions or would like more information about the event, email cdcrovsrsmanagers@cdcr.ca.gov
Video by Clarissa Resultan, TV Specialist
Office of Public and Employee Communications
Read more stories on the Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services.
Follow CDCR on YouTube, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter). Listen to the CDCR Unlocked podcast.
Related content
Watch: Thomas Morgan discusses Victim Offender Dialogue
Thanks to the Victim Offender Dialogue program, when the person who shot Thomas Morgan was up for parole, he advocated…
Headquarters honors crime victims, survivors
CDCR and CCHCS headquarters staff recently gathered to recognize National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed April 6-12. “It’s a time…
NCVRW 2025: Healing through kinship
Since 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) has reminded us of the progress made in supporting victims of crime…
HQ to hold Crime Victims’ Rights Week event
During the week of April 6-12, CDCR will join the nation in honoring our victim and survivor community during National…
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…
OVSRS marks Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services (OVSRS) staff were involved in numerous observances across California in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.