Above the Call
Highlighting CDCR, CCHCS and DJJ staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
On a hot summer afternoon on July 27, 2018, Sgt. Martin Gonzales was driving through a busy section of Madera....
When High Desert State Prison Registered Nurse Teresa Smith was on her way to work May 24, she wasn't expecting...
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On their way back from lunch June 29, 2018, Ironwood State Prison Correctional Officer Brian Blue and Sergeant Joseph Waltman...
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Correctional Officer Craig Lee responded to the Las Vegas shooting by running into the gunfire to help victims. The October...
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As Lieutenant Derrick ‘Bo’ Taylor is laid to rest in Pismo Beach today, one mother credits him with saving five...
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Secretary Scott Kernan: "Lt. Derrick 'Bo' Taylor was murdered by unspeakable evil in the Las Vegas shooting. This is a...
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Ironwood State Prison Correctional Officer Christopher Briones was one those individuals to receive the state’s top Medal of Valor Honor....
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