Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor

Featured image with Richard Selph, fire chief with Ironwood State Prison, on the scene of the Palisades wildfire with the following quote, "Since we've been involved at this incident, we've been at this house several times for multiple hot spots."

Ironwood Fire Chief on Palisades wildfire efforts

Richard Selph, Fire Chief from Ironwood State Prison, discusses efforts to save lives and structures at the Palisades wildfire in...

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A woman speaks with a student enrolled in The Last Mile computing coding CALPIA program at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.

Employers visit CALPIA, Last Mile at San Quentin

The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) joined The Last Mile (TLM) at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center to welcome employers to...

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John Legend visits with incarcerated fire crews at the Eaton incident command post.

John Legend thanks CDCR fire crews

John Legend visited the Eaton fire incident command post to thank CDCR staff and incarcerated fire crews for their efforts....

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A resident was grateful after CDCR strike team staff firefighters saved him during the fires.

As fires approach, CDCR staff save resident

A resident credits the CDCR staff strike team firefighters with saving him and his home during the Los Angeles fires....

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Roy Taylor, retired CDCR lieutenant from Mule Creek State Prison, passed away Jan. 17, 2025.

Roy Taylor, retired correctional lieutenant

Roy Taylor, a correctional retired lieutenant from Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Taylor...

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Strike team members from CDCR search through the rubble in the Palisades, searching for hotspots while helping survivors.

CDCR strike team fights Los Angeles wildfires

More than 7,500 firefighters, including a CDCR staff strike team, are battling relentless Southern California wildfires. They are working around...

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A CDCR lieutenant talks about feeding the large number of crew members at the Eaton fire base camp.

Eaton Fire: Feeding the CDCR fire crews

Feeding the CDCR fire crews and support staff at the Eaton Fire incident command post takes a team. This video...

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Cadet Nancy Castro is following in her late husband's CDCR career, graduating the academy in January 2025.

Cadet follows late husband’s CDCR career path

Editor’s note: Before the recent Basic Correctional Officer Academy graduation, Inside CDCR caught up with a cadet to discuss her...

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CMC Cuesta camp staff and firefighters thank those fighting fires in Southern California.

CMC firefighters in training, staff offer hope

Firefighters in training and California Men’s Colony’s (CMC) Cuesta camp staff are offering words of encouragement and hope to those...

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California State Prison, Solano, incarcerated people hold Hawaiian Makahiki celebration.

Solano holds Hawaiian Makahiki celebration

The Hawaiian spiritual group at California State Prison, Solano, gathered to hold a Makahiki celebration Dec. 23, 2024. The Makahiki...

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