Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor

Beatrice Mutabazi, a licensed vocational nurse at Salinas Valley State Prison, passed away Dec. 8, 2024. She began her career...

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Arturo Villarreal, a retired correctional officer, passed away Dec. 8, 2024. He worked for the department for 20 years, retiring...

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Louis Baltazar, a retired correctional captain, passed away Dec. 8, 2024. He worked for the department for a little more...

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Marvin McIntyre, a retired sergeant from California Medical Facility in Vacaville, passed away March 10, 2023. He was 66 years...

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Derrick Ollison, a military veteran and retired warden, passed away Nov. 25, 2024. He worked for the department for 29...

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Pita, a retired Investigative Service Unit (ISU) K-9 from California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), passed away Dec. 2, 2024. Seven-year-old Pita,...

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Staff and incarcerated individuals from Malibu Conservation Camp #13 recently attended a screening of the firefighting documentary, Firebreak. Lt. A....

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Thanks to the incarcerated population at Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad, high school students in need received help in...

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Retired peace officer Richard Glassman and formerly incarcerated youth Joseph Herd visited California Institution for Men (CIM) to share their...

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Calipatria State Prison hosted its third Junior Correctional Officer Academy for staff and their children. The academy was created to...

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