Above the Call
Highlighting CDCR and CCHCS staff who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Off-duty Correctional Officer Stephen Leach was heading home from California Health Care Facility when he witnessed two cars crash at...
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It wasn't a typical Valentine's Day for Matt and Andrea Jones when the CDCR employees came across a car sinking...
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The day seemed like any other Friday, but Correctional Counselor Ross Scott soon had to put his training to the...
A Valley State Prison (VSP) employee and her husband helped save victims from a vehicle crash.
Every day, each and every one of you go above and beyond to keep your colleagues and communities safe. You...
While enjoying a morning at home with his family, Greg Williams soon found himself in a stand-off with a gun-wielding...
Two CDCR transportation officers helped save a mom and her baby after a rollover crash. While returning to Valley State...
While on his way home, San Quentin Correctional Officer Emmanuall Tyler came across the scene of an accident. Pulling over,...
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On Oct. 12, CSP-Corcoran Office Technician Jessica Macias Mercado left work at thinking it was just another ordinary day. Instead...
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A sergeant who chose to ignore his GPS navigator on his way home ended up giving a teenager a fighting...