Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor

Melanie Annette Hill, retired sergeant

Melanie Annette Hill, a retired correctional sergeant from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, passed away July 25, 2025. Hill began her...

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Parole staff attend a Los Angeles reentry event April 24, distributing information to attendees.

Parole staff assist at Los Angeles reentry event

Staff from the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) was on hand for the Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership (LARRP)...

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CMC mental health VR team offering it to patients in the restricted housing unit.

CMC offers VR for mental health patients

The California Men’s Colony (CMC) Mental Health Department welcomed Creative Acts to offer virtual reality (VR) intervention to incarcerated patients....

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VicBlends, a social media influencer and barber, cuts hair at the new barbering school at Valley State Prison (VSP) in Chowchilla.

VSP Barbering School offers career path

A unique partnership with a social media influencer has resulted in creating the VicBlends Academy barbering school vocational program at...

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PBSP mourns passing of Officer Andrew Labrada

Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is mourning the passing of Correctional Officer Andrew Labrada. He passed away Aug. 6, 2025....

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CIM mourns passing of Officer Lavell Sanders, Jr

California Institution for Men (CIM) is mourning the passing of Correctional Officer Lavell Sanders, Jr. The officer passed away Aug....

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Group photo of CALPIA graduates.

CALPIA graduates earn job certifications at SCC

Sixty incarcerated individuals were awarded job certifications and/or apprenticeships from the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) during a July 11...

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CDCR food services staff helped save a small farm's apricot harvest, turning into food options for the incarcerated population.

CDCR food staff help save farm’s apricot harvest

Thanks to some quick thinking of CDCR staff, and plenty of coordination, an apricot harvest was saved from going to...

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California Institution for Men (CIM) Safety and Security Update for staff, officer injured in attack, incident or riot.

Attack at CIM injures correctional supervising cook

A correctional supervising cook at California Institution for Men (CIM) in Chino was injured in an attack by an incarcerated...

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Nurse Consultant Punardeep Dhillon, who helped save a woman mid-flight, poses for a group photo with the rest of the team at CCHCS headquarters in Elk Grove, California.

Nurse Consultant Punardeep Dhillon assists passenger mid‑flight

While aboard a 15-hour direct flight from Delhi to San Francisco, a California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) nurse consultant...

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