Above the Call - Inside CDCR

As 2021 comes to a close, Inside CDCR looks back at the top stories for the year. The month logging...

Governor Gavin Newsom honored Correctional Sergeant Hector Villarreal with a Gold Medal in today’s Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor...

The morning started out like any other for Avenal State Prison (ASP) Stationary Engineer Cesar Quiroz but quickly changed when...

CDCR today honored 148 employees for bravery and service at its 2021 Medal of Valor ceremony. “These employees’ dedication to...

Registered Nursing staff at the California State Prison – Los Angeles County were honored by executive staff for their swift...

Off-duty Correctional Officer Benny Diaz was at home when he was alerted to a stranger in his yard.

It is often said, heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary. That is what three Ironwood State Prison employees...

California Men’s Colony (CMC) Correctional Officer J. Ford III and K-9 Officer K. Beck were both driving on Highway 101...

Quick-thinking nurses at California State Prison-Los Angeles (LAC) saved a doctor’s life on May 11.

For Correctional Officer Aaron Leon and his family, what was otherwise a typical Saturday morning quickly turned into a life-saving...