Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
In this Weekender Digest, we revisit stories of staff using virtual reality (VR) for rehabilitation, a psychologist finding his voice,...
Penny Thiels has had two careers with CDCR, first as an office technician 30 years ago and more recently as...
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Those serving sentences at Gabilan Conservation Camp 38 learned how to get a job with CAL FIRE when they are...
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Floyd McGregor, a CDCR senior clinical psychologist specialist, turns to singing to balance his life with work. He began his...
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Ty Roberts, a retired correctional sergeant, passed away March 13, 2025. He began his career with the department as a...
Inside CDCR has been made aware of the passing of Anne Elizabeth Jackson, a retired prison health care administrator. Jackson...
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Through proactive enforcement sweeps at CDCR, staff have discovered multiple weapons, cellular devices, controlled substances, and various prohibited items in...
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Ismael Garcia, a California Prison Industry Authority custodian at Avenal State Prison, passed away Feb. 26, 2025. He began his...
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Joseph Robichaud, a retired correctional sergeant who worked for CDCR for over two decades, passed away March 9, 2025. Robichaud...
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What started as a modest farmers market in September 2024 has blossomed into a thriving collaboration involving Land Together (LT),...
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