Unlocking History
Using extensive research culled from historical records, Inside CDCR explores the rich history of the people, places and programs that helped shape the modern state correctional system.
Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp (YCC) is celebrating 80 years of rehabilitation. Founded in 1945, the camp has continued serving...
California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville held a celebration to honor the institution’s 70 years of public safety. The CMF...
Women serving sentences in state prison began with Agnes Read who was sent to the prison ship, the Waban, in...
Only three years after California introduced the wild turkey to the state, a swindler found himself behind bars. (Editor’s note:...
Delinia Lewis, an associate warden at California Institution for Women, sent the following note in honor of Black History Month....
In this month’s fifth installment of Cemetery Tales, we examine the stories of an estranged husband and a robber who...
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Our fourth Cemetery Tales looks at farmer-turned-double-murderer George Biggs and Judah Benjamin, a self-proclaimed king. Both men ended up in...
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In our third installment of this year’s Cemetery Tales, we take a closer look at two men who died a...
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Two cooks, incarcerated at different times and institutions, are the subjects of the second installment of this month’s Cemetery Tales....
A swindling dentist and a deadly feud between neighbors are the first featured stories in this month’s Cemetery Tales series....
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