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.
For the first time, California State Prison-Solano hosted a tree-lighting ceremony for staff, complete with a sergeant dressed as Santa,...
For nearly a decade, Sergeant Scott Cupp has put on the Santa suit to help distribute gifts at local schools,...
When his community lost a longtime Santa, Inside CDCR editor Don Chaddock chose to help fill the void by donning...
Read More About Through Santa, Inside CDCR editor honors friend’s memory
In early December, Correctional Training Center staff teamed up with Cosumnes Fire and other local agencies to participate in Heroes...
Dannion “DJ” Cunning is one of many CDCR and CCHCS volunteers who put on the Santa suit to spread holiday...
When 218 cadets graduated from the Academy earlier this month, one family added to their generations of public service with...
After logging 36 years of state service, Walter Mazza stepped into a new role: retirement. Without fanfare or spectacle, the...
Read More About A Year Later: Mazza talks 36 years of service
Lieutenant Jonathan "Jon" Sieberg is the Administrative Assistant/Public Information Officer (AA/PIO) at High Desert State Prison (HDSP). Lt. Sieberg served in the...
As the nation prepares to observe Veterans Day, Inside CDCR caught up with Lt. Norma Verduzco, an Army veteran and...
Lucia Lopez, Assistant Classification & Parole Representative, donned her uniform for the Peace Officer Memorial Run in early October.
Read More About In uniform, Lopez represents at Peace Officer Memorial Run