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.
North Kern State Prison (NKSP) saw two Santa volunteers this year: a correctional officer and a recently retired sergeant. Behind...
For over two decades, Deputy Press Secretary Terry Thornton has been the calming voice on the phone for reporters, editors...
Darius Galloway, a sergeant at Salinas Valley State Prison, is behind multiple charitable projects in the community. During the holidays,...
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...
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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...
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