Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
David Prasinos, a retired correctional officer, passed away Dec. 31, 2024. He worked for the department for 32 years. Prasinos...
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CDCR’s Office of Correctional Education (OCE) held its first statewide academic coach sponsored essay writing contest. This innovative contest took...
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Tiffany Orff, a vocational welding instructor at the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad, is breaking barriers while inspiring the next...
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In this Weekender Digest, we look at 136 new correctional officers and five women graduating the Future Fire Academy. Meanwhile,...
Victor Marquez, a retired correctional officer from Wasco State Prison-Reception Center, passed away Dec. 28, 2024. Marquez began his career...
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Jeremy Hook, a retired correctional officer from High Desert State Prison in Susanville, passed away Jan. 6, 2025. He began...
Incarcerated residents and staff at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center gathered in Chapel A to commemorate the second Transgender Day of...
This CDCR Unlocked podcast is a continuation of episodes diving into the four California Model pillars, this one focusing on...
California Medical Facility (CMF) hosted an informational health fair organized by medical staff in mid-December. Staff got the word out...
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Five women made history as the first all-female cohort to graduate from the Future Fire Academy (FFA). This groundbreaking program...
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