Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor

Retired Maintenance Mechanic Kenneth Ray Ellison passed away Jan. 23, 2023. Ellison began his CDCR career as a Painter II...
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Recent fundraising activities saw California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran (SATF) donate $16,600 to the community.

The latest CDCR Unlocked podcast dives into diversity, equity and inclusion with Sarina Calderon, Associate Director of the Office of...
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr, CDCR recruitment teams joined thousands of community members at the March for the...

The national non-profit Freedom Reads has partnered with CDCR to open Freedom Libraries at Valley State Prison (VSP) and Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla.

After nearly 80 years, this month Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (PGYCC) transferred from the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)...

As part of the Cemetery Tales series, Inside CDCR takes a closer look at the stories behind two grave markers...

The Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone returned to San Quentin's Catholic Chapel to celebrate the traditional Christmas Eve Mass for the first...

In 2005, Correctional Officer Manuel Gonzalez was stabbed to death while on duty at California Institution for Men (CIM). To...
Michael McIntire, a retired correctional officer, passed away Jan. 14, 2023. He began his CDCR career in October 2006 at...
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