Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
During the 1980s and '90s, California expanded the prison system. The original 12 prisons were supplemented with new facilities ranging...
Gardening is brightening rehabilitative efforts for incarcerated people at Salinas Valley State Prison, thanks to the efforts of staff volunteers...
RJ Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) incarcerated population food sales raised $42,566 for several non-profit organizations.
Even during a pandemic, the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) Adult Program Unit (APU) began brainstorming ways to assist...
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CDCR parole and Special Services Unit agents assisted numerous federal, state, city and county agencies shutdown a deadly fentanyl distribution...
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It’s been just over a year since the CDCR public website was certified compliant with web accessibility laws. That certification...
State websites, including Inside CDCR, must be accessible for those using assistive devices or software. It's the right thing to...
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CDCR's Office of Victim and Survivor Rights and Services (OVSRS) announced a new online service. Beginning July 27, victims and...
Parole and Probation Services Week honors and recognizes the work of parole agents and probation officers.
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A piece of art came to Inside CDCR's attention. Originally believed to have been purchased at a San Francisco art...
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