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 more than two decades, Brian Coates has worked for the department. Currently, he's Associate Warden for CDCR's Contract Bed...
Read More About Associate Warden writes book to cope with childhood trauma
Staff from the California Institution for Women (CIW) put their creative skills to the test by carving pumpkins to display...
Read More About Pumpkin carving spurs staff competition at CIW
Teacher Colin Robert Moore found a creative way to balance life with the pressures of work. Using his storytelling talent...
Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (PGYCC) Correctional Supervising Cook Barbara Moreau helps feed fire crews and those who stay behind...
Read More About Supervising Cook Barbara Moreau keeps crews fed at Pine Grove camp
When Correctional Officer Dustin Stegall isn't fulfilling CDCR's mission of maintaining public safety, he steps into the role of rescuer....
Read More About Correctional Officer Dustin Stegall volunteers to rescue others
When the novel coronavirus hit, a team of CDCR employees got to work making masks. Dr. Ashley Massimino, psychologist at...
Read More About California Rehabilitation Center psychologist and volunteers sew masks
For nearly seven years, Correctional Officer Jason Williams has helped fulfill CRCR’s public safety mission at California State Prison, Sacramento....
Read More About Correctional Officer helps others through suicide‑prevention organization
CDCR's rehabilitative mission resonated with Douglas Crenshaw, a recently retired lieutenant from Avenal State Prison.
Read More About Douglas Crenshaw leaves rehabilitative legacy
To help reinforce physical distancing, TV Specialist Hugh Neely is crafting a web series called “Spooky Stories …to Keep You...
Read More About TV Specialist creates six‑feet apart ‘Scary Stories’
CDCR employees often open their wallets and hearts to those in need. For one family, they also opened their home...