Above the Call
Highlighting CDCR and CCHCS staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
The 1990 Medal of Valor ceremony was held May 25 at the State Capitol, paying tribute to 27 staff members....
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During the Medal of Valor ceremony held May 15, 1989, at the State Capitol, state and corrections officials gathered to...
California state officials gathered at the State Capitol May 16, 1988, to honor 18 corrections employees and one community volunteer...
Editor’s note: This Medal of Valor story originally published in the department’s newsletter in 1987. It is republished here, as...
Read More About 1987 Medal of Valor honors 19 staff, 1 volunteer
Editor’s note: This Medal of Valor story originally published in the department’s newsletter in 1986. It is republished here, as...
Read More About 1986: Employees honored at first Medal of Valor
While aboard a 15-hour direct flight from Delhi to San Francisco, a California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) nurse consultant...
Read More About Nurse Consultant Punardeep Dhillon assists passenger mid‑flight
This year’s selection for Officer of the Year at Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) was Correctional Counselor James “Bobby” Wilson III....
Read More About SCC Counselor James Wilson named Officer of Year
Governor Gavin Newsom Friday honored three CDCR staff with the state’s highest award presented to a public safety officer. Recipients...
Two CDCR transportation staff, flagged down by pedestrians, saved a driver having a seizure. On March 18, CDCR Coalinga State...
When off-duty Salinas Valley State Prison Correctional Officer Grady was driving with K-9 Anna earlier this year, he saw a...
Read More About K‑9 officer saves two teens from burning car