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.
The Our Promise 2025 campaign recently kicked off at CDCR and CCHCS headquarters in Elk Grove. The Our Promise: State...
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The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQRC) Honor Guard paid respect to Stephen Tennell, a retired sergeant, during a Nov. 1...
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Through runs, community events, solemn ceremonies and parades, CDCR and CCHCS staff honored military veterans across California. Veterans Day, observed...
This year, Kern Valley State Prison celebrated its 20-year anniversary. Activated June 2005, Kern Valley State Prison in Delano is...
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CDCR was given the opportunity to enroll correctional sergeants in the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI) from the Commission on...
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CDCR staff from the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) and the Peace Officer Selection and Employee Development (POSED) units assisted the...
This Veterans Day, we honor the people behind the uniforms and recognize CCHCS staff in Corrections Services whose military experiences...
Kern Valley State Prison’s (KVSP) Community Resources Office (CRO) helped get local students into the Halloween spirit. The prison partnered...
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Whether they are trunk-or-treat events, harvest festivals, or fall carnivals, CDCR and CCHCS staff are known to get into the...
Parole Agent Valdez helps maintain public safety with the Division of Adult Parole Operations, where he’s worked since 2018. Inside...