Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
In honor of Human Resources (HR) Professionals Day, Inside CDCR caught up with Laura Harvick, Assistant Deputy Director of HR...
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RJ Donovan Correctional Facility staff showed up to climb stairs as part of a challenge to honor first responders who...
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John Padgett, a retired plumber II, passed away Aug. 21, 2025. A California native, Padgett was a veteran of the...
The Mule Creek State Prison Employees Association brought the community together in vibrant fashion with a staff appreciation weekend. The...
This September, during Suicide Prevention Month, CDCR and CCHCS are highlighting efforts to strengthen that foundation through updated training and...
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Thanks to the Victim Offender Dialogue program, when the person who shot Thomas Morgan was up for parole, he advocated...
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When a friend suggested a correctional institution nursing career, Dawn Freeman hesitated as correctional health care was unknown territory. What...
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CDCR was given the opportunity to enroll correctional sergeants in the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI) from the Commission...
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Richard Anti, a retired correctional administrator, passed away July 11, 2025. He worked for the department from 1992 until he...
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The RJ Donovan Correctional Facility recreational coaches held a softball game for the incarcerated population to honor victims of the...
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