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.
Kern Valley State Prison recently held a promotion ceremony to acknowledge 15 staff for their career accomplishments. The ceremony honored...
The quiet hum of anticipation broke into laughter and applause as the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at...
Read More About SATF Operation Hope highlights staff mental health
Pleasant Valley State Prison promoted health and wellness with a special fair held recently in the In-Service Training classroom. With...
Read More About Pleasant Valley hosts staff health, wellness fair
The Exchange Club of Redding celebrated the dedication and bravery of Shasta County peace officers, naming Parole Agent Kristen Blehm...
Read More About Parole Agent Kristen Blehm named Peace Officer of Year
California Correctional Institution (CCI) at Tehachapi held its third annual staff Health and Wellness Fair. The Sept. 25 fair streamlined...
Read More About CCI‑Tehachapi hosts third staff wellness fair
When Office of Correctional Safety (OCS) Special Agent Scott Givens turned 50 years old, he ramped up efforts to focus...
Read More About Fitness at 50: OCS Special Agent Scott Givens
In honor of Human Resources (HR) Professionals Day, Inside CDCR caught up with Laura Harvick, Assistant Deputy Director of HR...
Read More About From Volunteer to Leader: Meet Laura Harvick, HR professional
The Mule Creek State Prison Employees Association brought the community together in vibrant fashion with a staff appreciation weekend. The...
When a friend suggested a correctional institution nursing career, Dawn Freeman hesitated as correctional health care was unknown territory. What...
Read More About Dawn Freeman leads with compassion in recovery care
Staff at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) and State Prison at Corcoran honored first responders lost during the Sept....
Read More About SATF staff honor fallen first responders for Sept. 11