A Day in the Life
Take a closer look at the jobs and the people who do them.
Since 2006, Sarah Shepherd has charted a unique career path, now serving as Correctional Business Manager at California State Prison,...
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Every day, CDCR and CCHCS employees maintain public safety through incarceration, supervision and rehabilitation. To accomplish these goals, staff require...
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For a quarter century, Special Agent Karen Mory has worked to dismantle preconceptions and stereotypes in her own life as...
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Meet Correctional Officer Mike Begley, a 14-year San Quentin veteran and a man of few words, who is the desk...
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In 2002, the department published a “Day in the Life” story featuring Correctional Officer Mike Begley as he worked on...
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Harvey Watson, Jr., followed in his father’s footsteps, also becoming a parole agent. Inside CDCR caught up with the younger...
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In 1975, the department profiled Los Angeles Parole Agent Harvey Watson. He'd been an agent for three years and before...
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Meet K-9s Blue and Scout. They work side-by-side with their handlers, Correctional Officer Macaria Orgazan and Sgt. Jeremy Packard as...
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Instructors at CDCR’s Richard A. McGee Correctional Training Center are responsible for ensuring CDCR officers get the training they need...
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It’s the training day no CDCR officer will ever forget. Today is one of the most uncomfortable and intense days...
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