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.
Sergeants Teresa Desiderio and Chanelle Jacobo have a daily ritual after their shifts at Calipatria State Prison. Over the phone,...
Read More About Generations of Dedication: CDCR’s Dynamic Duo
From parties to toy drives, CDCR and CCHCS showed staff appreciation throughout the holidays. Meanwhile, other events also offered holiday...
2023 was a year of change and growth for CDCR, as the department unveils the CA Model, says goodbye to...
This year has been one of change, evolution, and landmark shifts in California corrections. From pledging to increase the number...
The most viewed Inside CDCR stories for 2023 range from new correctional officers graduating the academy to history tales. These...
In 2023, staff and the incarcerated population continued to prove the department's commitment to being community involved, helping those in...
At High Desert State Prison in Susanville, a 20-year correctional officer is using the California Model to break down barriers.
Valley State Prison's new Chief Nurse Executive Alicia Garcia-Cisneros is an example of the American Dream. As the daughter of...
Read More About Meet Alicia Garcia‑Cisneros, Chief Nurse Executive
California State Prison, Solano, (SOL) honored Gregory Meeks as the institution’s Officer of the Year. The Rotary Clubs of Solano...
Read More About Gregory Meeks honored as Officer of the Year
Mark Martinez, an Investigative Services Unit K-9 Officer with High Desert State Prison, was honored by the American Legion. “It...