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.
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) in Crescent City recently celebrated its annual staff appreciation day Aug. 15. This well-deserved opportunity...
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Nurse Practitioner Brock Sheela found work-life balance by rediscovering a college passion: competitive swimming. At 51 years old, he said...
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Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) Warden Anissa De La Cruz recently hosted the first Women in Law Enforcement Symposium. The...
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Pelican Bay State Prison invited all staff and their families to participate in a special family day. This initiative began...
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The twin Jauregui brothers wear nearly identical uniforms, which leads to a fair bit of confusion. “We confuse staff and...
The California Institution for Men (CIM) at Chino recently held their first Junior Peace Officer Academy for staff children. The...
The Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad hosted early Independence Day festivities for staff and their families on July 2....
Scott Sabicer, a longtime CDCR photographer and TV director, has retired after more than 20 years with CDCR. Sabicer began...
Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) recently hosted its second staff health and wellness fair featuring more than 50 vendors. The...
In recognition of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, we spoke with Kathleen Salacup, supervising registered nurse II (SRN II) at...
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