Author: Don Chaddock, Inside CDCR editor
If you missed it, there’s still time to catch the groundbreaking San Quentin Film Festival, now streaming on Eventive until...
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Staff from the Correctional Training Facility at Soledad recently visited the exhibit, Visions of Hope: Art of the Incarcerated. The...
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Our fourth Cemetery Tales looks at farmer-turned-double-murderer George Biggs and Judah Benjamin, a self-proclaimed king. Both men ended up in...
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CDCR and CCHCS staff across the state did their part to observe International Overdose Awareness Day. In late August and...
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Last month, participants of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment (ISUDT) Program received their printed copy of the 17-page newsletter,...
For nearly two decades, Michael Melendrez has helped CDCR fulfill its public safety mission. Today, he’s a lieutenant at California...
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla recently held a staff appreciation and team-building event featuring horses. Watch the video...
This Weekender Digest focuses on the Battle of the Badges, battling bands, and the first basketball clinic at Calipatria. Compressing...
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Christopher Sandell, a registered nurse at Pelican Bay State Prison, passed away Sept. 25, 2024. He began his career with...
Calipatria State Prison recently collaborated with Between the Lines to host the organization’s first basketball clinic at the institution. The...
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