Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor

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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People got creative with hummus during a recipe and cooking challenge at CTF-Soledad, such as these spice hummus tacos with corn tortillas.

CTF‑Soledad accepts hummus challenge

To make hummus more appealing to those at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad, a recipe challenge was accepted...

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Rebirth of Sound at Valley State Prison with the words "rehabilitation through music" and an incarcerated person holding a guitar.

Valley State Prison’s Rebirth of Sound supports rehabilitation

Music has long played a role in rehabilitation in California prisons, but unique to Valley State Prison is the Rebirth...

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Children paint their incarcerated dad's face during Get on the Bus at Salinas Valley State Prison.

Get on the Bus fosters family ties at CDCR prisons

Thanks to volunteers and sponsors, the Get on the Bus program is strengthening family ties at CDCR prisons. So far,...

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CDCR recruitment booth at the CCWF Women in Law Enforcement Symposium.

Watch: CCWF Women in Law Enforcement Symposium

Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) organized the first Women in Law Enforcement Symposium held July 18. Law enforcement agencies from...

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CDCR and CCHCS Nurse Practitioner Brock Sheela at the National Senior Games championship for swimming.

Nurse practitioner finds balance in competitive swimming

Nurse Practitioner Brock Sheela found work-life balance by rediscovering a college passion: competitive swimming. At 51 years old, he said...

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Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) staff member with back-to-school supplies.

KVSP helps Delano kids go back to school

The Delano community reached out to Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) for help with supplies to help kids go back...

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Speaker at CCWF women in law enforcement symposium.

CCWF hosts Women in Law Enforcement Symposium

Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) Warden Anissa De La Cruz recently hosted the first Women in Law Enforcement Symposium. The...

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