Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor

California Correctional Institution (CCI) held their first Offender Mentor Certification Program graduation on Jan. 12.

The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) hosted a graduation ceremony in partnership with CDCR at Avenal State Prison (ASP) on...
Correctional Officer Aaron Hodges passed away Jan. 25, 2023. He began his CDCR career in June 2014. He worked at...

Retired Correctional Counselor II Robert LeRoy Pope passed away Jan. 11, 2023, in Riverside. According to his family, he was...

Two decades ago, Miguel Morales became a CDCR correctional officer, forging a career path followed by four of his other...

On Jan. 20, after 13 weeks of dedication and hard work, 223 cadets became CDCR Correctional Officers, assigned throughout the...

CSP-Corcoran sheet metal program incarcerated participants recently put their skills to work creating art as landscaping replacement.

Correctional Officer Eduardo Arreola, 38, passed away Jan. 24, 2023. He began his CDCR career in October 2016 at the...

A new Staff Services Manager Training Academy is part of the effort to train high quality supervisors and leaders at...

Two recent food sales generated $146,558 for the Inmate Welfare Fund, local businesses and the New Life K-9s program.