Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor, Author at Inside CDCR

During Operation Boo 2015, a Sacramento home looked like any other house on Halloween night. Candlelight shined bright orange from...

A reception was held recently in Seal Beach to honor CDCR Medal of Valor recipients Richard Glassman and Sean Copeland....

Retired staff, current employees and wardens recently gathered to celebrate five decades of public service at Sierra Conservation Center.

Those training as fire crews at Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) can trace the program’s roots to 1915 highway camps and the state’s...

Training incarcerated men in aircraft engine repair at Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) can trace the program’s history to World War...

The California Medical Facility flag was lowered to half-staff Aug. 17, 2015, to honor Correctional Officer Albert “Al” Patch, killed...

Former department Director CA “Cal” Terhune passed away July 31, 2015, according to CDCR officials. He was 86.

After two CDCR employees were stricken with heart attacks, one CDCR division decided to offer tools to help: CPR training.

Surrounded by pastures, nestled just outside the small northern California town of Galt, sits the Richard A. McGee Correctional Training...

Since July 1, youth offenders like 17-year-old Andrew potentially faced being transferred to a Level III (high security) prison based...

Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor