Beyond the Badge
In Beyond the Badge, we highlight CDCR employees and retirees, their careers and efforts to achieve work-life balance through hobbies, volunteering and community involvement.
Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City recently hosted their Employee Appreciation Day. The day served as an opportunity to...
Valley State Prison (VSP) personnel specialists decided to have a little fun on Boss’s Day in fall 2024 with a...
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CDCR recruiters took part in a unique event featuring student athletes at Sacramento State University. The Peace Officer Recruitment Unit...
Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) Warden Patrick Covello is retiring after 37 years of service to CDCR. Covello began his...
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After three decades in education, Kenneth Spencer II is retiring as Supervisor of Correctional Education Programs at Folsom State Prison....
Shannon Swain, Superintendent of the Office of Correctional Education (OCE), Division of Rehabilitative Programs (DRP), will retire Dec 30. Swain...
After 30 years with CDCR, including 28 at the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO), Assistant Deputy Director Julie Kaplan...
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Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) Executive Officer Jennifer Shaffer is retiring after serving in key roles with the state for...
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California Medical Facility (CMF) Warden Daniel Cueva retired after dedicating 27 years of service to the department. He started his career...
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Ron Broomfield, the director of the Division of Adult Institutions (DAI), has gone from working as a county jail officer...
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