Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
Jerome Warfield, a retired correctional sergeant, has passed away, according to an Oct. 6 notice issued by the Correctional Training...
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Ulysses Washington, Jr., a retired correctional counselor II, passed away Sept. 25, 2025. Washington began his career with the department...
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Friends, family, and CDCR staff gathered in Hanford to pay their respects to Officer Jonathan Lee Townsend at a celebration...
Kern Valley State Prison recently held a promotion ceremony to acknowledge 15 staff for their career accomplishments. The ceremony honored...
In this Weekender Digest, we look at stories featuring public safety joint law enforcement operations and prison contraband sweeps. Public...
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The second installment of this month’s Cemetery Tales looks at two incarcerated people at different stages in their lives when...
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CDCR recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its first Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) established in the state. The celebration...
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center became the stage for a historic moment in prison journalism with the revival of the American...
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E-learning is one of the many methods the Division of Rehabilitative Programs offers incarcerated people to help them achieve education...
Ten female fire crew members recently graduated the Forestry Fire Training program at the Puerta La Cruz Conservation Camp, hosted...