A Day in the Life
Take a closer look at the jobs and the people who do them.
Every day, CDCR and CCHCS employees maintain public safety through incarceration, supervision and rehabilitation. To accomplish these goals, staff require...
For a quarter century, corrections veteran Karen Mory has worked to dismantle preconceptions and stereotypes in her own life as...
Meet Correctional Officer Mike Begley, a 14-year San Quentin veteran and a man of few words, who is the desk...
In 2002, the department published a “Day in the Life” story featuring Correctional Officer Mike Begley as he worked on...
Harvey Watson, Jr., followed in his father’s footsteps, also becoming a parole agent. Inside CDCR caught up with the younger...
In 1975, the department profiled Los Angeles Parole Agent Harvey Watson. He'd been an agent for three years and before...
Meet K-9s Blue and Scout. They work side-by-side with their handlers, Correctional Officer Macaria Orgazan and Sgt. Jeremy Packard as...
Instructors at CDCR’s Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center are responsible for ensuring CDCR officers get the training they need...
It’s the training day no CDCR officer will ever forget. Today is one of the most uncomfortable and intense days...