Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor, Author at Inside CDCR

During the Medal of Valor ceremony held May 15, 1989, at the State Capitol, state and corrections officials gathered to...

After years of work raising awareness of deaths, this year’s International Overdose Awareness Day will be focused on the connections...

California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville is mourning the passing of Correctional Officer Sheryl Calalang. She worked for the department...

California state officials gathered at the State Capitol May 16, 1988, to honor 18 corrections employees and one community volunteer...

CDCR and city officials attended the grand opening of the Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) facility in Fresno. The new...

Editor’s note: Stitch & Time, a documentary about a crochet group at California Medical Facility in Vacaville, will be shown...

CDCR is proud to announce four staff members have graduated from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)...

At California State Prison (CSP), Solano, 12 incarcerated mural artists are doing more than just painting walls, they’re transforming the...

John Berge, a teacher’s aide at California Institution for Men (CIM), knows something about incarceration since he was once incarcerated...

Editor’s note: This Medal of Valor story originally published in the department’s newsletter in 1987. It is republished here, as...

Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor