Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
Whether through horses, gardening, music, movies or religion, rehabilitation comes in many forms at CDCR institutions and re-entry programs.
The incarcerated population at three California prisons raised $36,600 through food sales, benefiting community non-profit organizations.
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Correctional Officer Alfredo Lopez passed away on July 31, 2022. He began his career with CDCR at the RA McGee...
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Avenal State Prison Principal Mel Albarran works to rehabilitate those serving sentences but on the outside, he's also helping prevent...
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Recruiters from Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison (SATF) joined forces with Corcoran State Prison (COR) for the Central...
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Pelican Bay State Prison's Investigative Services K-9 Unit has been striking the drug traffickers and their smuggling operations where it...
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Pleasant Valley State Prison staff were eager to help their community when they heard how low the blood supply had...
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Administrators from Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) and Mental Health coordinated to host equine therapy for the incarcerated population.
Correctional Sergeant Paul Carranza passed away May 3, 2022.
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Retired Correctional Officer Kenneth "Kenny" John Townsend passed away April 27, 2022.
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