Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
During the 2025 holiday season, prison staff and family volunteers made visiting rooms special for those spending some time with...
The department recognizes the difficult job performed by staff and the sacrifices they make every day. We also recognize staff...
Read More About Watch: CDCR launches staff alcohol awareness campaign
CDCR and CCHCS headquarters staff in Elk Grove donated blood during a blood drive held Dec. 17. Staff members rolled...
Read More About Headquarters staff roll up sleeves to donate blood
In early December, incarcerated and survivors gathered at California Institution for Men (CIM) for the Victims and Survivors of Crime...
Read More About Watch: Survivors, incarcerated gather at CIM for healing
The range at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) became the proving ground during the first crisis response team (CRT) competition...
Read More About CCWF, VSP host crisis response team competition
CDCR recruiters finished their fall College Outreach Program (COP) with resounding success, according to the Peace Officer Recruitment Unit. Through...
Read More About Recruiters earn high marks with college outreach
For a decade, High Desert State Prison (HDSP) in Susanville has helped keep children warm through their annual winter coat...
Read More About High Desert helps children with winter coat drive
Pelican Bay State Prison has announced the passing of Correctional Officer Daniel Read on Dec. 14, 2025. Read began his...
Read More About Pelican Bay mourns passing of Officer Daniel Read
Vickie Lynn Wetherell, a retired parole agent, passed away at home Nov. 14, 2025, according to her family. Wetherell served...
Day reporting centers serve rehabilitative purposes in the community, connecting parole-supervised individuals with services. Day reporting centers offer a one-stop...