Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
On Monday, September 9, 2013, CDCR lost a dear friend and a legend when Carl Larson passed away unexpectedly at...
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CDCR honored dozens of employees during the annual Medal of Valor Ceremony in September 2012. Seventy-three staff members from institutions,...
Parole Agent Jon Ashley of the CDCR Office of Correctional Safety-Fugitive Apprehension Team, Southeast Region, was devastated by the news...
Read More About Parole agent’s son, Joshua Ashley, killed in Afghanistan
During the 2011 Medal of Valor Ceremony, CDCR and Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., honored 48 employees for conduct above...
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CDCR honored 48 employees at the 2011 Medal of Valor ceremony held in Sacramento. The staff exhibited extraordinary bravery and...
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More than 30 community members, wardens and CDCR staff gathered at Vacaville’s California Medical Facility (CMF) on Tuesday April 12,...
CDCR awarded the Medal of Valor to five employees who exhibited extraordinary bravery and conduct in incidents where public safety...
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The 71 Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) academy graduates may be new to the world of youth corrections, but they...
CDCR officially closed the doors of the Heman G Stark Youth Correctional Facility, ending 50 years of treating juvenile offenders....
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In 2010, CDCR launched a new way of delivering rehabilitative programs that focus on reaching inmates and parolees with less...