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.
To recognize Social Work Month, Inside CDCR spoke with longtime parole Clinical Social Worker Deanna Stilwell.
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CDCR and CCHCS Women Executives were filmed giving advice to staff, passing along what helped them along the way. It's...
Correctional Business Manager Kristina Arroyo helps fulfill CDCR's mission by making sure support staff can do their jobs. Through her...
Special Agent Michelle Gregory has been in law enforcement for over two decades, originally working at the California Department of...
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As the Executive Officer, Jennifer Shaffer is responsible for managing the daily operations and implementing policies of the Board of...
Yvette Llerena has a message for women starting their career at CDCR. “There is real opportunity for women to grow...
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Kelly Witt, a fire captain for CDCR, has served the department for eight years, but it wasn’t the endgame she...
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Eric Joe began his career with CDCR/CCHCS in 2008 after leaving the California Department of Public Health. Throughout his 14...
The COVID-19 pandemic didn't stop the Undersecretary of Health Care Services from wanting to go out to see staff and...
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For as long as she can remember, Correctional Officer Cheryl Lonero wanted to work in law enforcement. Graduating the academy...
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