Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
To help stabilize San Quentin, Governor John Weller, Lieutenant Governor Joseph Walkup and Secretary of State Ferris Forman in 1858...
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INSIDE CDCR VIDEO: In line with its mission to successfully reintegrate people in its care back into the community, CDCR...
In January 2020, Derrick Williams became the first Proposition 57 CalFIRE Wildland Firefighter I graduated from Pine Grove Youth Conservation...
Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the appointment of Christopher Lief as deputy director of Facility Planning, Construction and Management...
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Across the state, CDCR officials work to prevent gang-related criminal activity in the state's correctional institutions. One such effort involved...
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On Feb. 13, staff members at the California Men’s Colony (CMC) hosted their sixth annual Dessert Silent Auction, with all...
Read More About CMC staff raise $4,500 for charity through desserts
Warden Clinton Duffy in 1942 raised eyebrows when he hired the first black correctional officer at San Quentin State Prison....
Read More About Warden Pulley guided two prisons through tumultuous times
CDCR's Arts in Corrections (AIC) takes the spotlight for two days during a Johnny Cash photographic exhibit.
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People are learning what it takes to make the perfect cup of coffee at Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP), where...
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San Quentin State Prison is the oldest state correctional facility in California and Richard "Dick" Nelson has made it his...
Read More About Retired AW Nelson keeps prison history alive